Co2 land use per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Co2 land use per capita was -0.1075 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1075
Change on year
down 161.8%
World rank
150th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.67
in 1969
All-time low
-0.4249
in 1979
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Tunisia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Tunisia stood at -0.1075.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 161.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Tunisia peaked at 2.67 in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.4249, in 1979.
That places Tunisia 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5985 | — |
| 1851 | 0.8081 | +35.0% |
| 1852 | 0.9313 | +15.2% |
| 1853 | 1.01 | +8.2% |
| 1854 | 1.06 | +5.0% |
| 1855 | 1.09 | +3.2% |
| 1856 | 1.12 | +2.2% |
| 1857 | 1.13 | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 1.15 | +1.1% |
| 1859 | 1.16 | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 1.2 | +3.5% |
| 1861 | 1.21 | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 1.22 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 1.23 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 1.23 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 1.23 | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 1.22 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 1.22 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 1.22 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.21 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.25 | +3.4% |
| 1871 | 1.27 | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 1.27 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 1.27 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 1.27 | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 1.26 | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 1.25 | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 1.24 | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 1.23 | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 1.28 | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 1.31 | +1.7% |
| 1882 | 1.31 | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 1.31 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.3 | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 1.29 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 1.28 | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 1.27 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 1.27 | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 1.26 | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 1.25 | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 1.24 | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 1.23 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 1.22 | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 1.21 | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 1.2 | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 1.19 | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 1.56 | +31.3% |
| 1901 | 1.74 | +11.4% |
| 1902 | 1.83 | +5.2% |
| 1903 | 1.87 | +2.4% |
| 1904 | 1.89 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.9 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 1.89 | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 1.89 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 1.87 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 1.41 | -24.3% |
| 1911 | 1.17 | -16.8% |
| 1912 | 1.04 | -11.8% |
| 1913 | 0.9482 | -8.4% |
| 1914 | 0.8887 | -6.3% |
| 1915 | 0.8447 | -4.9% |
| 1916 | 0.8104 | -4.1% |
| 1917 | 0.7822 | -3.5% |
| 1918 | 0.7584 | -3.0% |
| 1919 | 0.7368 | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 1.02 | +37.8% |
| 1921 | 1.16 | +13.9% |
| 1922 | 1.24 | +6.9% |
| 1923 | 1.28 | +3.8% |
| 1924 | 1.31 | +2.4% |
| 1925 | 1.33 | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 1.35 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 1.36 | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 1.37 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 1.37 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.78 | +30.0% |
| 1931 | 1.98 | +11.3% |
| 1932 | 2.09 | +5.4% |
| 1933 | 2.14 | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 2.17 | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 2.18 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 2.18 | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 2.18 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 2.17 | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 2.16 | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 2.12 | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 2.08 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 2.05 | -1.3% |
| 1943 | 2.03 | -1.2% |
| 1944 | 2.01 | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 1.99 | -1.1% |
| 1946 | 1.96 | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 1.94 | -1.1% |
| 1948 | 1.92 | -1.2% |
| 1949 | 1.89 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 2.37 | +25.2% |
| 1951 | 2.46 | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 2.35 | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 2.18 | -7.2% |
| 1954 | 2.03 | -7.2% |
| 1955 | 1.87 | -8.0% |
| 1956 | 1.76 | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 1.72 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 1.72 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.76 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 1.25 | -29.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9088 | -27.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7166 | -21.2% |
| 1963 | 1.43 | +99.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9322 | -34.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6918 | -25.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5537 | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4495 | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 1.76 | +291.4% |
| 1969 | 2.67 | +51.8% |
| 1970 | 1.58 | -41.0% |
| 1971 | 1.86 | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 1.86 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.52 | -18.0% |
| 1974 | 1.52 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.49 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.26 | -15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5223 | -58.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1859 | -64.4% |
| 1979 | -0.4249 | -328.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0506 | -111.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4451 | +780.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7662 | +72.1% |
| 1983 | 0.512 | -33.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1514 | -70.4% |
| 1985 | -0.1405 | -192.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0665 | -52.7% |
| 1987 | -0.1541 | +131.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1229 | -179.8% |
| 1989 | -0.0323 | -126.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0695 | -315.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0169 | -75.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1829 | +984.8% |
| 1993 | -0.1157 | -163.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2559 | -321.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2709 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1185 | -56.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2754 | +132.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3635 | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0601 | -83.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0873 | -245.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0523 | -40.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0549 | -205.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0268 | -51.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0535 | -299.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1301 | -343.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1621 | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3412 | +110.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2497 | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 1.14 | +355.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6276 | -44.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2074 | -67.0% |
| 2012 | 0.312 | +50.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1261 | -140.4% |
| 2014 | -0.1404 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0291 | -79.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2507 | -962.0% |
| 2017 | 0.053 | -78.9% |
| 2018 | 0.023 | -56.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0189 | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 | -48.2% |
| 2023 | -0.0411 | -519.6% |
| 2024 | -0.1075 | +161.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -0.1075 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -0.1075 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +984.8% | 0.0169 | 0.1829 |
| 2016 | +962.0% | -0.0291 | 0.2507 |
| 1981 | +780.0% | 0.0506 | 0.4451 |
| 2023 | -519.6% | 0.0098 | -0.0411 |
| 2009 | +355.0% | 0.2497 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | +343.1% | -0.0535 | 0.1301 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 0.5985 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.22 | 1.2 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.3 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.23 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.83 | 1.56 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9389 | 0.7368 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.28 | 1.02 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.1 | 1.78 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2 | 1.89 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.02 | 1.72 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 | 0.4495 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 | -0.4249 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1655 | -0.1541 | 0.7662 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1498 | -0.1157 | 0.3635 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1908 | -0.0873 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1192 | -0.1404 | 0.6276 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0211 | -0.1075 | 0.0189 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Tunisia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Tunisia was -0.1075 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 1969.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4249 in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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