Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Tunisia
Tunisia: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 8,126 TJ in 2009. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Tunisia, 1990–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 8,126 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Tunisia peaked at 9,926 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,997 TJ, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 41st out of 92 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,997 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 5,110 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5,213 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 5,311 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5,584 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 5,882 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 6,179 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 6,477 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 6,775 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 7,072 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 7,370 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 7,667 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7,965 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8,263 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 8,571 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 8,892 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9,225 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 9,569 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 9,926 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8,126 TJ | -18.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 8,126 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,063 TJ, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,860 TJ | 4,997 TJ | 7,072 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,557 TJ | 7,370 TJ | 9,926 TJ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Tunisia?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Tunisia was 8,126 TJ in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,926 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,997 TJ in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Tunisia ranks 41st out of 92 countries with data for 2009.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.