Tunisia’s natural gas output falls 12.2% y/y in January-October 2025

Tunisia’s natural gas production declined sharply during the first ten months of 2025, intensifying the country’s dependence on imports to meet rising domestic demand, Attaqa reported on January 27, citing data from the Energy Research Unit. 

The sustained decline in local production reflects technical challenges facing the main gas projects, despite earlier gains from the Nawara field.

Tunisia produced about 1.001bn cubic metres of natural gas between January and October 2025, down from 1.14bn cubic metres in the same period of 2024. This represents a year-on-year decline of 139mn cubic metres, or 12.2%. October marked the lowest monthly production level in years, at just 92mn cubic metres.

Tunisia consumes virtually all of its domestic gas output, with natural gas accounting for more than 95% of electricity generation. As production weakened, gas use for power generation and heating rose to 3.365bn cubic metres over the same 10-month period, compared with 3.039bn cubic metres a year earlier.

To bridge the widening gap, Tunisia increased gas imports, which climbed to 3.53bn cubic metres during the first 10 months of 2025, up from 3.09bn cubic metres in the corresponding period of 2024. Imports peaked during the summer months amid higher electricity demand, reaching 525mn cubic metres in July.

Tunisia relies entirely on gas supplies from Algeria, delivered via the TransMed pipeline that links Algerian fields to Italy through Tunisian territory. In return, Tunisia receives transit fees in kind.