Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Tunisia, 1916–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Tunisia stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 91 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Tunisia peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1916.
Tunisia ranks 79th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 12.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 8.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Tunisia?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Tunisia was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1916.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Tunisia ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.