Renewable energy consumption in Tunisia
Tunisia: Renewable energy consumption was 12.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Tunisia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 12.6% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Tunisia peaked at 16.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2015.
Tunisia ranks 134th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.5% | — |
| 1991 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 12.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 12.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 5.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Tunisia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Tunisia was 12.6% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Tunisia ranks 134th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption