Electricity generation in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity generation was 22.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.31 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
82nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
22.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
10.59 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 22.31 terawatt-hours for electricity generation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Tunisia peaked at 22.31 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.59 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 82nd 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 generation in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.59 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 11.38 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 11.84 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 11.28 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 11.93 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 12.66 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 13.07 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.74 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 14.37 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 15.26 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 15.89 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.3 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 17.84 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 18.14 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.97 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 19.48 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.63 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.58 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 20.92 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.02 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 21.38 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.9 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 21.41 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.28 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 21.37 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 22.31 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 22.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.26 terawatt-hours, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 22.31 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.5 terawatt-hours, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.61 terawatt-hours | 10.59 terawatt-hours | 15.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.98 terawatt-hours | 15.89 terawatt-hours | 22.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.61 terawatt-hours | 21.28 terawatt-hours | 22.31 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 79 Ghana 24.27 terawatt-hours compare
- 80 Jordan 23.67 terawatt-hours compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 22.68 terawatt-hours compare
- 83 Myanmar 21.71 terawatt-hours compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 20.27 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Mozambique 19.79 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 generation in Tunisia?
- Electricity generation in Tunisia was 22.31 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 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.31 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.59 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for electricity generation?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.