Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia
Tunisia: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 10.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia is 10.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2,115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia peaked at 10.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 41st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -680.1% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -65.1% |
| 2004 | -0.3% | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -195.3% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -475.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -51.9% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -246.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | +47.7% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | +43.6% |
| 2015 | -0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -76.3% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | +229.0% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | +52.4% |
| 2020 | -2.9% | +294.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -255.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +138.6% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -3.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 10.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 42.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -680.1% | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | +475.4% | -0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | -2.9% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 38 Mauritania 12.7% compare
- 39 Bangladesh 12.4% compare
- 40 Bhutan 11.7% compare
- 42 Kenya 9.9% compare
- 43 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
- 44 Romania 8.4% 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tunisia was 10.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Tunisia ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,115.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.