Yields of key staple crops in Tunisia
Tunisia: Yields of key staple crops was 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.15 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 50.2%
World rank
90th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.5471 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of key staple crops in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Tunisia stood at 2.15 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Tunisia peaked at 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5471 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 90th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5471 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +46.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6857 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5767 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7765 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1972 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9368 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9021 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9842 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.81 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1977 | 0.787 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7928 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6641 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +53.4% |
| 1981 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6645 tonnes per hectare | -48.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +69.0% |
| 1986 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 1990 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +68.7% |
| 1991 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 1998 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +70.5% |
| 2002 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +51.4% |
| 2004 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +43.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +50.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2.15 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 80% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2.15 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7495 tonnes per hectare | 0.5471 tonnes per hectare | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8246 tonnes per hectare | 0.5767 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.6645 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 yields of key staple crops in Tunisia?
- Yields of key staple crops in Tunisia was 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5471 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.