Tunisia - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Tunisia was 7,027 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,027 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,440 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 6,440
1991 6,464
1992 6,488
1993 6,511
1994 6,535
1995 6,559
1996 6,583
1997 6,607
1998 6,631
1999 6,655
2000 6,679
2001 6,698
2002 6,718
2003 6,737
2004 6,757
2005 6,776
2006 6,796
2007 6,816
2008 6,835
2009 6,855
2010 6,874
2011 6,890
2012 6,905
2013 6,920
2014 6,936
2015 6,951
2016 6,966
2017 6,981
2018 6,997
2019 7,012
2020 7,027

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Tunisia was 4.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 4.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.15 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 4.15
1991 4.16
1992 4.18
1993 4.19
1994 4.21
1995 4.22
1996 4.24
1997 4.25
1998 4.27
1999 4.28
2000 4.30
2001 4.31
2002 4.32
2003 4.34
2004 4.35
2005 4.36
2006 4.37
2007 4.39
2008 4.40
2009 4.41
2010 4.42
2011 4.43
2012 4.44
2013 4.45
2014 4.46
2015 4.47
2016 4.48
2017 4.49
2018 4.50
2019 4.51
2020 4.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use