Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tunisia

Tunisia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 30.57 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30.57 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 208 countries
All-time high
31.72 percent
in 2005
All-time low
27.9 percent
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tunisia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tunisia stood at 30.57 percent.

The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tunisia peaked at 31.72 percent in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.9 percent, in 1991.

Tunisia ranks 47th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.26 percent 28.21 percent 28.31 percent 9
1970s 28.14 percent 28.08 percent 28.19 percent 10
1980s 28.01 percent 27.95 percent 28.06 percent 10
1990s 28.56 percent 27.9 percent 29.04 percent 10
2000s 30.96 percent 29.36 percent 31.72 percent 10
2010s 30.95 percent 30.57 percent 31.65 percent 10
2020s 30.57 percent 30.57 percent 30.57 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tunisia?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tunisia was 30.57 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 31.72 percent in 2005.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.9 percent in 1991.
How does Tunisia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Tunisia ranks 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).