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Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Tunisia

Tunisia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 21.41 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
21.41 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
57th
of 209 countries
All-time high
21.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
10.51 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Tunisia, 2000–2025

051015202000201220252000: 10.5 terawatt-hours2001: 11.3 terawatt-hours2002: 11.8 terawatt-hours2003: 11.1 terawatt-hours2004: 11.7 terawatt-hours2005: 12.5 terawatt-hours2006: 12.9 terawatt-hours2007: 13.7 terawatt-hours2008: 14.3 terawatt-hours2009: 15.1 terawatt-hours2010: 15.7 terawatt-hours2011: 16.1 terawatt-hours2012: 17.5 terawatt-hours2013: 17.7 terawatt-hours2014: 18.4 terawatt-hours2015: 18.9 terawatt-hours2016: 19 terawatt-hours2017: 20 terawatt-hours2018: 20.4 terawatt-hours2019: 21.3 terawatt-hours2020: 20.7 terawatt-hours2021: 21.2 terawatt-hours2022: 20.8 terawatt-hours2023: 20.4 terawatt-hours2024: 20.4 terawatt-hours2025: 21.4 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Tunisia stood at 21.41 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Tunisia peaked at 21.41 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.51 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Tunisia ranks 57th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.48 terawatt-hours 10.51 terawatt-hours 15.08 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 18.5 terawatt-hours 15.7 terawatt-hours 21.33 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 20.83 terawatt-hours 20.43 terawatt-hours 21.41 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 54 Azerbaijan 24.68 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 55 Syria 24 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 56 Peru 21.97 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 58 Colombia 20.76 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 59 Belgium 20.4 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 60 Puerto Rico 18.98 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Tunisia?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Tunisia was 21.41 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 21.41 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.51 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Tunisia rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
Tunisia ranks 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
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