FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.4058 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.4058 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.9846 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4058 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Tunisia 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9846 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9727 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.96 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9653 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9502 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9316 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9103 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8881 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8964 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9107 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8895 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8857 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8795 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8655 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8546 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8438 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8296 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7914 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7637 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7116 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7058 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7035 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7042 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6911 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6664 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6376 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6239 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6052 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5983 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5827 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5734 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5622 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.559 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5337 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5325 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5302 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5219 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5188 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5193 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.511 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4974 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4922 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4895 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4864 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4774 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4779 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4726 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4782 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4634 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4817 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4807 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4653 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4604 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4364 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4312 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.428 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4286 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4208 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4169 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4134 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4109 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4085 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4058 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.4058 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1585 hectares per person, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.4058 hectares per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0378 hectares per person, 10.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9399 hectares per person | 0.8881 hectares per person | 0.9846 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8514 hectares per person | 0.7637 hectares per person | 0.9107 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6648 hectares per person | 0.5983 hectares per person | 0.7116 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5434 hectares per person | 0.5188 hectares per person | 0.5827 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4846 hectares per person | 0.4634 hectares per person | 0.511 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.445 hectares per person | 0.4169 hectares per person | 0.4817 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4096 hectares per person | 0.4058 hectares per person | 0.4134 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Tunisia?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Tunisia was 0.4058 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9846 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4058 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.