Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.05 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
0.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.05
in 2009
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia, 2000β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia stood at 0.05. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia peaked at 0.05 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 179th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.031 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 3 |
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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia was 0.05 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Tunisia ranks 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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