Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1536 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia is 0.1536 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.3026 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0585 ha per person, in 1966.
That places Tunisia 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1257 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1494 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2942 ha per person | +97.0% |
| 1964 | 0.29 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.143 ha per person | -50.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0585 ha per person | -59.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1433 ha per person | +144.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1439 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0644 ha per person | -55.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2068 ha per person | +221.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2132 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2315 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2319 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2268 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2223 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2205 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2157 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2112 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2068 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2012 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2006 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1871 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1853 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1826 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1787 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1756 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1715 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1715 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1672 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1688 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1657 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1628 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1659 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1529 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1613 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1768 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1293 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1415 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1576 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1443 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1416 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.14 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1659 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1654 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1648 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1643 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1652 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1647 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1648 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1654 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1637 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1663 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1652 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1425 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1439 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0825 ha per person | -42.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2074 ha per person | +151.5% |
| 2019 | 0.106 ha per person | -48.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3026 ha per person | +185.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1055 ha per person | -65.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1771 ha per person | +67.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1602 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1536 ha per person | -4.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.1536 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 ha per person, 8.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.1536 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 31.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +221.1% | 0.0644 ha per person | 0.2068 ha per person |
| 2020 | +185.4% | 0.106 ha per person | 0.3026 ha per person |
| 2018 | +151.5% | 0.0825 ha per person | 0.2074 ha per person |
| 1967 | +144.9% | 0.0585 ha per person | 0.1433 ha per person |
| 1963 | +97.0% | 0.1494 ha per person | 0.2942 ha per person |
| 2022 | +67.9% | 0.1055 ha per person | 0.1771 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1569 ha per person | 0.0585 ha per person | 0.2942 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2187 ha per person | 0.2068 ha per person | 0.2319 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1821 ha per person | 0.1672 ha per person | 0.2012 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1583 ha per person | 0.1293 ha per person | 0.1768 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1581 ha per person | 0.14 ha per person | 0.1659 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1487 ha per person | 0.0825 ha per person | 0.2074 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1798 ha per person | 0.1055 ha per person | 0.3026 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia was 0.1536 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3026 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0585 ha per person in 1966.
- How does Tunisia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.