Electricity demand in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity demand was 24.9 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24.9 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
75th
of 214 countries
All-time high
24.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
10.59 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Tunisia stood at 24.9 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Tunisia peaked at 24.9 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.59 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 75th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.59 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 11.39 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 11.78 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 11.26 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.9 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 12.66 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 13.08 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.73 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 14.36 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.91 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.27 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.8 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 18.08 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.88 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.38 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.51 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.55 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 20.82 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 21.86 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 20.78 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 22.93 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 23.98 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 23.78 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.96 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 24.9 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 24.9 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 24.9 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.61 terawatt-hours | 10.59 terawatt-hours | 15.3 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.91 terawatt-hours | 15.91 terawatt-hours | 21.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.39 terawatt-hours | 20.78 terawatt-hours | 24.9 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 72 Azerbaijan 27.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 73 North Korea 27.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Slovakia 26.75 terawatt-hours compare
- 76 Syria 24.28 terawatt-hours compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 24.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 78 Jordan 23.73 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Tunisia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Tunisia?
- Electricity demand in Tunisia was 24.9 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.59 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for electricity demand?
- Tunisia ranks 75th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.