Agricultural area over the long-term in Tunisia
Tunisia: Agricultural area over the long-term was 9.70 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.70 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 202 countries
All-time high
10.07 million hectares
in 2011
All-time low
3.10 million hectares
in 1700
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Tunisia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 9.70 million hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Tunisia peaked at 10.07 million hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million hectares, in 1700.
That places Tunisia 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 5.44 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 5.01 million hectares | -7.8% |
| 1200 | 5.10 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1300 | 4.91 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1400 | 3.76 million hectares | -23.4% |
| 1500 | 3.57 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 1600 | 4.20 million hectares | +17.5% |
| 1700 | 3.10 million hectares | -26.1% |
| 1710 | 3.17 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1720 | 3.23 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1730 | 3.28 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1740 | 3.34 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1750 | 3.39 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1760 | 3.44 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1770 | 3.48 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1780 | 3.52 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1790 | 3.56 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 3.60 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1810 | 3.63 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 3.65 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 3.67 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 3.69 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 3.70 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 4.01 million hectares | +8.5% |
| 1870 | 4.35 million hectares | +8.3% |
| 1880 | 4.70 million hectares | +8.1% |
| 1890 | 5.07 million hectares | +7.9% |
| 1900 | 5.43 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1910 | 6.19 million hectares | +13.9% |
| 1920 | 6.28 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 6.72 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1940 | 7.61 million hectares | +13.2% |
| 1950 | 8.22 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 1951 | 8.36 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 8.46 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 8.54 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 8.58 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 8.61 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 8.63 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 8.63 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 8.64 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 8.64 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 8.65 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 8.65 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 8.65 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.64 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.73 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 8.72 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 8.72 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.72 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 8.72 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.87 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 9.05 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 9.06 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 9.16 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 9.24 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 9.29 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.36 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 9.43 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 9.47 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 9.36 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.29 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 9.06 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 9.13 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 9.22 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 9.32 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 9.34 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 9.29 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 9.19 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.21 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.17 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.22 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 9.19 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 9.21 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.36 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 9.42 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.28 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.35 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 9.32 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.35 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.42 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.53 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.55 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.50 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.76 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.78 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.83 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.82 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.81 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.80 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.88 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.79 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.04 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.07 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.92 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.94 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.76 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.83 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.70 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.74 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.70 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9.70 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.65 million hectares, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9.70 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.86 million hectares, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -26.1% | 4.20 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.44 million hectares | 5.44 million hectares | 5.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 5.01 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 5.10 million hectares | 5.10 million hectares | 5.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.76 million hectares | 3.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.57 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.20 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.17 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.28 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.34 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.39 million hectares | 3.39 million hectares | 3.39 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.44 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.52 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.56 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.60 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.63 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.65 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.67 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.69 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.01 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.35 million hectares | 4.35 million hectares | 4.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.70 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.07 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 5.43 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.19 million hectares | 6.19 million hectares | 6.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.28 million hectares | 6.28 million hectares | 6.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 6.72 million hectares | 6.72 million hectares | 6.72 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 7.61 million hectares | 7.61 million hectares | 7.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.53 million hectares | 8.22 million hectares | 8.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.71 million hectares | 8.64 million hectares | 8.87 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.27 million hectares | 9.05 million hectares | 9.47 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.21 million hectares | 9.06 million hectares | 9.34 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.34 million hectares | 9.19 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.75 million hectares | 9.50 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.84 million hectares | 9.70 million hectares | 10.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.70 million hectares | 9.70 million hectares | 9.70 million hectares | 6 |
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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)
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- 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 agricultural area over the long-term in Tunisia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Tunisia was 9.70 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 million hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million hectares in 1700.
- How does Tunisia rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Tunisia ranks 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.