Electricity demand in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity demand was 24.9 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 12.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,048 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 12.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 1,048 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 18.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 61.5% (2023)
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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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.