Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Tunisia
Tunisia: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 27,551 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 27,551 kg/ha for onions and shallots, green — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Tunisia peaked at 30,109 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,333 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places Tunisia 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,458 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,088 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 15,000 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 21,111 kg/ha | +40.7% |
| 1965 | 20,435 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 18,429 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 19,375 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 17,938 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 18,188 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 20,375 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 21,611 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 20,278 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 17,222 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1974 | 18,250 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 16,818 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 15,300 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 15,806 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 14,462 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 13,536 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 10,875 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 11,854 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 11,277 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 8,203 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 8,824 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 7,333 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 8,400 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 10,161 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1988 | 13,317 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1989 | 13,018 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 11,111 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 17,949 kg/ha | +61.5% |
| 1992 | 17,895 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 17,949 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 17,895 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 18,022 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 18,023 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19,167 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 19,200 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20,546 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 22,677 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 23,167 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 21,156 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 21,302 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 21,875 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 18,784 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 23,737 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 16,822 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 26,704 kg/ha | +58.7% |
| 2009 | 21,429 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 21,976 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 21,650 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 20,884 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 25,960 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 27,301 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 30,109 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 27,006 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 26,533 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 26,971 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 27,293 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27,622 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 28,177 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 27,369 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 27,529 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 27,551 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 27,551 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,527 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 27,551 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21,841 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, green — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +61.5% | 11,111 kg/ha | 17,949 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +58.7% | 16,822 kg/ha | 26,704 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,780 kg/ha | 14,458 kg/ha | 21,111 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,366 kg/ha | 13,536 kg/ha | 21,611 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,326 kg/ha | 7,333 kg/ha | 13,317 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,776 kg/ha | 11,111 kg/ha | 20,546 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,765 kg/ha | 16,822 kg/ha | 26,704 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,568 kg/ha | 20,884 kg/ha | 30,109 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,650 kg/ha | 27,369 kg/ha | 28,177 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 7 China, Hong Kong SAR 33,184 kg/ha compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 10,402 kg/ha compare
- 8 Libya 30,882 kg/ha compare
- 9 Morocco 27,992 kg/ha compare
- 9 Polynesia 3,991 kg/ha compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 27,211 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 26,501 kg/ha compare
- 13 Mali 26,126 kg/ha compare
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 onions and shallots, green — yield in Tunisia?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Tunisia was 27,551 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30,109 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,333 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Tunisia rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Tunisia ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.