Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Tunisia
Tunisia: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 7,706 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Tunisia, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 7,706 ha for rape or colza seed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Tunisia peaked at 9,057 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 1995.
Tunisia ranks 50th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1996 | 2,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1,057 ha | -47.1% |
| 1998 | 1,220 ha | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 4,000 ha | +227.9% |
| 2000 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3,613 ha | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 4,298 ha | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 3,548 ha | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 3,707 ha | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 4,257 ha | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 4,205 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,326 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4,447 ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 4,568 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4,689 ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4,809 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4,929 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,101 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5,334 ha | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 5,121 ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5,062 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5,114 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,925 ha | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 6,786 ha | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 7,562 ha | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 8,441 ha | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 9,057 ha | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 7,706 ha | -14.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 7,706 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,692 ha, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 7,706 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,706 ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rape or colza seed — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +227.9% | 1,220 ha | 4,000 ha |
| 1996 | +100.0% | 1,000 ha | 2,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,855 ha | 1,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,060 ha | 3,548 ha | 4,447 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,065 ha | 4,568 ha | 5,925 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,910 ha | 6,786 ha | 9,057 ha | 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 rape or colza seed — area harvested in Tunisia?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Tunisia was 7,706 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,057 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1995.
- How does Tunisia rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Tunisia ranks 50th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 Rape or colza seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.