How have things changed?, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0085 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Tunisia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Tunisia stood at 0.0085 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.0126 metric tons per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 metric tons per person, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 116th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +34.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.012 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | -19.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0085 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0085 metric tons per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +34.5% | 0.0055 metric tons per person | 0.0074 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0057 metric tons per person | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 0.006 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.0093 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0108 metric tons per person | 0.0086 metric tons per person | 0.0126 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 metric tons per person | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0102 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 metric tons per person | 0.0092 metric tons per person | 0.0111 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 metric tons per person | 0.0092 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.011 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 113 Congo 0.0088 metric tons per person compare
- 114 Costa Rica 0.0086 metric tons per person compare
- 115 Cameroon 0.0086 metric tons per person compare
- 117 South Africa 0.0083 metric tons per person compare
- 118 Brazil 0.0076 metric tons per person compare
- 119 Cyprus 0.0075 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Tunisia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Tunisia was 0.0085 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0126 metric tons per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 metric tons per person in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.