Infrastructure — Tunisia
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Tunisia: 29
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Transportation
- Airports - total
29
- Airports with Paved Runways
15
- Railways
1,345 Miles 2,165 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
12,066 Miles 19,418 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
9,169 Miles 14,756 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis
Communications
- Telephones
1,279,000
- Cell Phones
7,842,000
- Internet Users
1,722,000
- Internet Country Code
.tn
- Internet Hosts
490
- Broadcast Media
- broadcast media is mainly government-controlled
- the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national TV networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations
- 1 TV and 3 radio stations are privately owned and report domestic news stories directly from the official Tunisian news agency
- the state retains control of broadcast facilities and transmitters through L'Office National de la Telediffusion
- Tunisians also have access to Egyptian, pan-Arab, and European satellite TV channels
- Telephone System
- general assessment: above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized;
- Internet access available throughout the country domestic: in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government has awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between the two mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; a third mobile, fixed, and ISP operator was licensed in 2009 and began offering services in 2010; expansion of mobile-cellular services to include multimedia messaging and e-mail and Internet to mobile phone services also leading to a surge in subscribership; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity h
- as reached about 125 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
11,800,000,000
- Electricity Exports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
130,000,000
- Electricity Imports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
145,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
12,650,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
3,280,000,000
- Natural Gas Imports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
1,780,000,000
- Natural Gas Production- Cubic Meters (cu m)
1,930,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
65,130,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
88,380
- Oil Exports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
77,980
- Oil Imports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
3,680
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
76,000
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
425,000,000