Electricity demand per person in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity demand per person was 2,016 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Tunisia stood at 2,016 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Tunisia peaked at 2,016 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,084 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 123rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,232 kilowatt-hours | 1,084 kilowatt-hours | 1,437 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,665 kilowatt-hours | 1,478 kilowatt-hours | 1,841 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,922 kilowatt-hours | 1,735 kilowatt-hours | 2,016 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Tunisia
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 12.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,048 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 12.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 1,048 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 18.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 61.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Tunisia?
- Electricity demand per person in Tunisia was 2,016 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,016 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,084 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Tunisia ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.