Net electricity imports in Tunisia
Tunisia: Net electricity imports was 2.59 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 2.59 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,690.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Tunisia peaked at 2.59 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.6 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 33rd of 214 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 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | -0.06 terawatt-hours | -700.0% |
| 2003 | -0.02 terawatt-hours | -66.7% |
| 2004 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | -0.01 terawatt-hours | -200.0% |
| 2008 | -0.01 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -500.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2011 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | -250.0% |
| 2012 | -0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2013 | -0.06 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2014 | -0.09 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2015 | -0.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2016 | -0.12 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2017 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | -75.0% |
| 2018 | -0.1 terawatt-hours | +233.3% |
| 2019 | -0.16 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2020 | -0.6 terawatt-hours | +275.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -271.7% |
| 2022 | 2.57 terawatt-hours | +149.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.59 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.59 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2.59 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours, 17.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 | -700.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -0.06 terawatt-hours |
| 2009 | +500.0% | -0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.007 terawatt-hours | -0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.071 terawatt-hours | -0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 terawatt-hours | -0.6 terawatt-hours | 2.59 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 net electricity imports in Tunisia?
- Net electricity imports in Tunisia was 2.59 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for net electricity imports?
- Tunisia ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,690.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.