Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0437 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia stood at 0.0437 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.2259 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.027 ha per person, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 28th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1969 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1831 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2259 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2005 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2192 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.172 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1575 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1537 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1399 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1754 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1615 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.176 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1716 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1671 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1627 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1668 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1548 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1499 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1586 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1291 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1159 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1033 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1318 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1247 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1394 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.071 ha per person | -49.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1246 ha per person | +75.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0362 ha per person | -71.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0683 ha per person | +88.7% |
| 1990 | 0.106 ha per person | +55.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1235 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1071 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1164 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0521 ha per person | -55.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0453 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1344 ha per person | +196.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0849 ha per person | -36.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0996 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1015 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0735 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0566 ha per person | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0299 ha per person | -47.1% |
| 2003 | 0.092 ha per person | +207.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1018 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0938 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0809 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0736 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0508 ha per person | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0738 ha per person | +45.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0403 ha per person | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0709 ha per person | +75.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0685 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0599 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0641 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0572 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0441 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0579 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0527 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0541 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0506 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0507 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0478 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.027 ha per person | -43.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0437 ha per person | +61.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0437 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 17.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0437 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 8.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +207.3% | 0.0299 ha per person | 0.092 ha per person |
| 1996 | +196.5% | 0.0453 ha per person | 0.1344 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1832 ha per person | 0.1399 ha per person | 0.2259 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1644 ha per person | 0.1499 ha per person | 0.176 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1044 ha per person | 0.0362 ha per person | 0.1394 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0971 ha per person | 0.0453 ha per person | 0.1344 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0727 ha per person | 0.0299 ha per person | 0.1018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.057 ha per person | 0.0403 ha per person | 0.0709 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0439 ha per person | 0.027 ha per person | 0.0507 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Tunisia was 0.0437 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2259 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.027 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 28th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.