Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 1,734 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Tunisia is 1,734 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Tunisia peaked at 1,796 kilowatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,076 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 81st 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 from fossil fuels per person in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,076 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,146 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1,178 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,101 kilowatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1,155 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,217 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1,251 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,307 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,356 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,416 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,458 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,483 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,592 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1,590 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,630 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,658 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,648 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,715 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,731 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,796 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,730 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,761 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,713 kilowatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,675 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,664 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 1,734 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1,734 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 240.18 kilowatt-hours, 7.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1,734 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,036 kilowatt-hours, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,220 kilowatt-hours | 1,076 kilowatt-hours | 1,416 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,630 kilowatt-hours | 1,458 kilowatt-hours | 1,796 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,713 kilowatt-hours | 1,664 kilowatt-hours | 1,761 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person in Tunisia?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Tunisia was 1,734 kilowatt-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 per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,796 kilowatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,076 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Tunisia ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.