Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 0.8098 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8098 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
153rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
15.89 kilowatt-hours
in 2003
All-time low
0.8098 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower 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
Tunisia recorded 0.8098 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Tunisia peaked at 15.89 kilowatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8098 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 153rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.14 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5.07 kilowatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 6.02 kilowatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 15.89 kilowatt-hours | +164.0% |
| 2004 | 14.75 kilowatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 13.65 kilowatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7 kilowatt-hours | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 4.79 kilowatt-hours | -45.0% |
| 2008 | 2.85 kilowatt-hours | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 7.51 kilowatt-hours | +164.0% |
| 2010 | 4.64 kilowatt-hours | -38.2% |
| 2011 | 4.59 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.99 kilowatt-hours | +117.5% |
| 2013 | 5.39 kilowatt-hours | -46.1% |
| 2014 | 4.43 kilowatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 6.14 kilowatt-hours | +38.4% |
| 2016 | 4.34 kilowatt-hours | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 1.72 kilowatt-hours | -60.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.89 kilowatt-hours | +246.8% |
| 2020 | 4.18 kilowatt-hours | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 2.49 kilowatt-hours | -40.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8251 kilowatt-hours | -66.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8196 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8145 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8098 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.8098 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.57 kilowatt-hours, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.54 kilowatt-hours | 2.85 kilowatt-hours | 15.89 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 kilowatt-hours | 1.7 kilowatt-hours | 9.99 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 kilowatt-hours | 0.8098 kilowatt-hours | 4.18 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 150 Netherlands 2.73 kilowatt-hours compare
- 151 Jordan 1.73 kilowatt-hours compare
- 152 Turkmenistan 1.33 kilowatt-hours compare
- 154 Algeria 0.4272 kilowatt-hours compare
- 155 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Bahrain 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Barbados 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Benin 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Botswana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Brunei 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Guyana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Hong Kong 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Israel 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 155 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Kuwait 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 155 Libya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Malta 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Martinique 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Niger 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Oman 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Saudi Arabia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Singapore 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours
- 155 Yemen 0 kilowatt-hours
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- 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 hydropower per person in Tunisia?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Tunisia was 0.8098 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 hydropower per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.89 kilowatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8098 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Tunisia ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.