Electricity generation from gas in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity generation from gas was 21.18 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21.18 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
48th
of 207 countries
All-time high
21.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
9.28 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from gas in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from gas in Tunisia stood at 21.18 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Tunisia peaked at 21.18 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.28 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 48th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.28 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 10.19 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 10.55 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 10.99 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 11.59 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 12.27 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 11.94 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 12.19 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.58 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 14.55 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 15.7 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 16.13 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 17.53 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 17.62 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.03 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 17.99 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.96 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 19.71 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 20.04 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.01 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 20.47 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 20.97 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.52 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.23 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.2 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 21.18 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 21.18 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 terawatt-hours, 2118.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 21.18 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.85 terawatt-hours, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.71 terawatt-hours | 9.28 terawatt-hours | 14.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.27 terawatt-hours | 15.7 terawatt-hours | 21.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.59 terawatt-hours | 20.2 terawatt-hours | 21.18 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 generation from gas in Tunisia?
- Electricity generation from gas in Tunisia was 21.18 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 gas recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.18 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.28 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Tunisia ranks 48th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.