Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,891 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Tunisia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Tunisia is 1,891 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 45.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Tunisia peaked at 1,947 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 893.9 kg per hectare, in 1994.
Tunisia ranks 126th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,246 kg per hectare | 893.9 kg per hectare | 1,546 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,442 kg per hectare | 984.5 kg per hectare | 1,878 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,514 kg per hectare | 1,103 kg per hectare | 1,947 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,522 kg per hectare | 1,300 kg per hectare | 1,891 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 124 Uganda 1,920 kg per hectare compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 1,900 kg per hectare compare
- 127 Honduras 1,887 kg per hectare compare
- 128 Malawi 1,857 kg per hectare compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 1,834 kg per hectare compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.238 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1092 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2292 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Tunisia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Tunisia was 1,891 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,947 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 893.9 kg per hectare in 1994.
- How does Tunisia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Tunisia ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.