Share of electricity generation from wind in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of electricity generation from wind was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from wind in Tunisia stood at 1.5%.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Tunisia peaked at 2.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
That places Tunisia 80th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +135.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +66.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +77.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 7.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +135.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 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 share of electricity generation from wind in Tunisia?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Tunisia was 1.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Tunisia ranks 80th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 Share of electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.