Electricity generation per person in Tunisia
Tunisia: Electricity generation per person was 1,807 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,807 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
127th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,854 kilowatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
1,084 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation 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 per person in Tunisia is 1,807 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Tunisia peaked at 1,854 kilowatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,084 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 127th 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.
Electricity generation per person in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,084 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,153 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1,187 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,120 kilowatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1,174 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,234 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,263 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,316 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,363 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1,433 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,476 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,497 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,620 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1,628 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,683 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,708 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,703 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,766 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1,778 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,854 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1,786 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,818 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,767 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,744 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,741 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,807 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1,807 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 447.22 kilowatt-hours, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1,807 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,076 kilowatt-hours, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,233 kilowatt-hours | 1,084 kilowatt-hours | 1,433 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,671 kilowatt-hours | 1,476 kilowatt-hours | 1,854 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,777 kilowatt-hours | 1,741 kilowatt-hours | 1,818 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 per person in Tunisia?
- Electricity generation per person in Tunisia was 1,807 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 per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,854 kilowatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,084 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for electricity generation per person?
- Tunisia ranks 127th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.