All cereals production in Tunisia
In 2024 Tunisia produced 1.5 million t of all cereals, the 97th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 36%. The record was 2.9 million t in 1996. Area harvested: 795,426 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.5 million t
- World rank
- 97 of 177
- 10-year change
- −36%
- Record
- 2.9 million t
- 1996
All cereals in Tunisia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Tunisia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- 0.08% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.9
- world 4.2 (−55%)
- kg per person
- 123
- world 384
- 10-year change
- −36%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Tajikistan | 1,552,464 | 0.05% |
| 96 | Togo | 1,533,073 | 0.05% |
| 97 | Tunisia | 1,504,226 | 0.05% |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 1,501,593 | 0.05% |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 1,486,834 | 0.05% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; Tunisia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,504,226 | +146% | 795,426 | 1.89 |
| 2023 | 612,415 | −64% | 470,897 | 1.30 |
| 2022 | 1,713,881 | +2.1% | 1,044,957 | 1.64 |
| 2021 | 1,679,245 | +7.3% | 1,156,865 | 1.45 |
| 2020 | 1,564,886 | −36% | 1,181,592 | 1.32 |
| 2019 | 2,426,889 | +68% | 1,246,602 | 1.95 |
| 2018 | 1,444,373 | −12% | 1,180,600 | 1.22 |
| 2017 | 1,637,797 | +24% | 1,255,987 | 1.30 |
| 2016 | 1,324,695 | −1.1% | 859,541 | 1.54 |
| 2015 | 1,339,798 | −43% | 1,214,999 | 1.10 |
| 2014 | 2,350,003 | +77% | 1,301,380 | 1.81 |
| 2013 | 1,328,220 | −42% | 1,169,000 | 1.14 |
| 2012 | 2,305,900 | −1.6% | 1,377,200 | 1.67 |
| 2011 | 2,343,806 | +111% | 1,369,998 | 1.71 |
| 2010 | 1,113,434 | −57% | 657,256 | 1.69 |
| 2009 | 2,567,679 | +110% | 1,367,536 | 1.88 |
| 2008 | 1,223,940 | −40% | 834,169 | 1.47 |
| 2007 | 2,024,804 | +23% | 1,247,966 | 1.62 |
| 2006 | 1,647,565 | −23% | 1,311,684 | 1.26 |
| 2005 | 2,135,246 | −1.3% | 1,479,967 | 1.44 |
| 2004 | 2,164,100 | −6.7% | 1,652,500 | 1.31 |
| 2003 | 2,318,390 | +321% | 1,529,832 | 1.52 |
| 2002 | 550,526 | −60% | 446,230 | 1.23 |
| 2001 | 1,391,500 | +24% | 811,227 | 1.72 |
| 2000 | 1,121,989 | −39% | 1,139,599 | 0.98 |
| 1999 | 1,838,970 | +8.3% | 1,496,256 | 1.23 |
| 1998 | 1,697,420 | +57% | 1,309,688 | 1.30 |
| 1997 | 1,084,468 | −63% | 1,021,969 | 1.06 |
| 1996 | 2,896,345 | +347% | 2,001,482 | 1.45 |
| 1995 | 647,471 | −4.7% | 583,404 | 1.11 |
| 1994 | 679,200 | −65% | 759,800 | 0.89 |
| 1993 | 1,939,795 | −13% | 1,602,707 | 1.21 |
| 1992 | 2,219,391 | −14% | 1,463,200 | 1.52 |
| 1991 | 2,575,808 | +56% | 1,665,779 | 1.55 |
| 1990 | 1,654,847 | +152% | 1,445,789 | 1.14 |
| 1989 | 655,600 | +46% | 1,019,900 | 0.64 |
| 1988 | 450,000 | −77% | 480,900 | 0.94 |
| 1987 | 1,919,500 | +145% | 1,662,000 | 1.15 |
| 1986 | 782,000 | −63% | 1,031,000 | 0.76 |
| 1985 | 2,098,000 | +99% | 1,934,000 | 1.08 |
| 1984 | 1,053,420 | +11% | 1,469,400 | 0.72 |
| 1983 | 951,000 | −26% | 1,631,400 | 0.58 |
| 1982 | 1,285,000 | +1.8% | 1,183,100 | 1.09 |
| 1981 | 1,262,000 | +5.4% | 1,298,800 | 0.97 |
| 1980 | 1,196,800 | +22% | 1,307,200 | 0.92 |
| 1979 | 979,500 | +2.1% | 1,640,800 | 0.60 |
| 1978 | 959,000 | +8.9% | 1,436,700 | 0.67 |
| 1977 | 880,300 | −18% | 1,235,100 | 0.71 |
| 1976 | 1,078,300 | −15% | 1,469,000 | 0.73 |
| 1975 | 1,271,100 | +15% | 1,364,500 | 0.93 |
| 1974 | 1,108,600 | −1.7% | 1,362,300 | 0.81 |
| 1973 | 1,128,200 | −8.4% | 1,367,100 | 0.83 |
| 1972 | 1,231,300 | +47% | 1,360,000 | 0.91 |
| 1971 | 835,800 | +19% | 1,170,700 | 0.71 |
| 1970 | 704,400 | +11% | 1,272,700 | 0.55 |
| 1969 | 632,400 | −22% | 954,400 | 0.66 |
| 1968 | 812,600 | +19% | 1,159,000 | 0.70 |
| 1967 | 683,000 | −16% | 1,103,800 | 0.62 |
| 1966 | 813,000 | −29% | 1,173,000 | 0.69 |
| 1965 | 1,141,500 | +24% | 1,545,000 | 0.74 |
| 1964 | 922,000 | −23% | 1,437,000 | 0.64 |
| 1963 | 1,193,300 | +47% | 1,592,000 | 0.75 |
| 1962 | 814,367 | +45% | 1,116,346 | 0.73 |
| 1961 | 561,618 | — | 1,125,063 | 0.50 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Tunisia?
Tunisia produced 1.5 million t in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Tunisia rank in the world for production of cereals?
Tunisia ranked 97th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Tunisia changed?
It fell by 36% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 2.9 million t in 1996.
What is the yield of cereals in Tunisia?
1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.5 million t from 795,426 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Tunisia is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.