Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia

Tunisia: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.05 in 2022. β–² 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
2000–2022

Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Tunisia, 2000–2022

0.010.020.030.040.052000201120222000: 0.012001: 0.012002: 0.022003: 0.032004: 0.032005: 0.042006: 0.042007: 0.042008: 0.042009: 0.052010: 0.052011: 0.052012: 0.052013: 0.052014: 0.052015: 0.052016: 0.052017: 0.052018: 0.052019: 0.052020: 0.052021: 0.052022: 0.05

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 179 Angola 0.05 compare
  2. 179 Eritrea, The State of 0.05 compare
  3. 179 Fiji 0.05 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places β†’

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All data for Tunisia β†’

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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Indicator
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 4,761 data points, 2000–2022
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