In 2024, the total area of organic agriculture is 234 miles hectares. This mode of agriculture is in all of the Tunisia governorates.
The following table illustrates the distribution of the total area of organic agriculture per crops.
Table No. 1: Distribution of the total area of organic agriculture by crops in 2024
(unit: Hectare)
| Cultures | Superficie |
|---|---|
| Oliviers | 144 179,6 |
| Plantes aromatiques et médicinales | 14 258 |
| Grandes cultures | 966,9 |
| Forests | 49 075 |
| Jachère | 2 244,2 |
| Cultures aquatiques | 12,9 |
| Fourrages | 254,4 |
| Cultures maraîchères | 68,6 |
| Fruit trees | 4 340,7 |
| Pâturages | 19 558,5 |
| Total | 234 958,8 |
Source: General Directorate of Organic Agriculture- September 2025
It should be noted that in 2024, the organic agriculture sector has many projects in the field of breeding with:
256 beehives units
359 heads of goat
87 lambs heads
26 chicken birds
The total organic production reached 139,910 thousand tons, of which 51.5 thousand tons were exported, with a value of 1,127 million dinars.
The number of organic operators reached 6,271, including producers, processors, exporters, and importers.
Table No. 2 illustrates the distribution of the number of operators by activity.
Table No. 2: Distribution of the Number of Organic Operators by Activity
| Stakeholders | Nombre |
|---|---|
| Éleveurs en aquaculture | 5 |
| Éleveurs de bétail | 7 |
| Exportateurs | 188 |
| Groupements | 179 |
| Transformateurs | 382 |
| Projets | 492 |
Source: General Directorate of Organic Agriculture- September 2025
| Indicators | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Area of organic farming | 196 222 hectares |
| Area of organic olive trees | 153 233 hectares |
| Share of organic area compared to Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) | 2,0% |
| Number of producers | 7798 producers |
| Number of processors | 389 processors |
| Number of exporters | 198 exporters |
| Number of importers | 06 importers |
| Quantity of exported organic products | 64 966 Tons |
Source: The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging Trends 2025- IFOAM/FIBL