Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tunisia
Tunisia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1602 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1602 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
49th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.1778 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0373 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tunisia is 0.1602 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tunisia peaked at 0.1778 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0373 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Tunisia ranks 49th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0732 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0689 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0991 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.103 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.103 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0914 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.148 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1377 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1255 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1371 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1421 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1558 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1614 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1603 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.158 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1596 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1445 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1558 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.15 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1545 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1563 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1496 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1598 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1599 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1698 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.1602 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.1602 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | 0.0732 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | 0.0914 ha per square kilometre | 0.148 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1496 ha per square kilometre | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | 0.1614 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1582 ha per square kilometre | 0.1496 ha per square kilometre | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1613 ha per square kilometre | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre | 0.1698 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tunisia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Tunisia was 0.1602 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1778 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Tunisia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Tunisia ranks 49th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.