Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Tunisia, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Tunisia stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Tunisia peaked at 17.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 74th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.3% | — |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -39.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -43.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -47.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -79.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 7% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7%, 38% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Tunisia?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Tunisia was 0.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Tunisia ranks 74th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.