NORTH AFRICA · RESOURCES

Tunisia: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Tunisia is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
60
39 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
5.1 GW
27 plants
Clean share of electricity
4%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Phosphate rock3,280 kt1.4%103.4%

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Phosphate40
Lead18
Zinc11
Iron ore6
Manganese3
Bauxite and aluminium2
Silver1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Kalaa Khasba MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kefes Schfair MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
M'Aata MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
M'Dilla MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MdillaPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Metlaoui MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Moulanes MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Redeyef MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Sehib MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Tamera-Douaria-Djerrissa MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bechateur MineLeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bou JabeurLead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Gas4.9 GW
Wind142 MW
Hydro54 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Rades A1Gas700 MWNot stated
Bir Mcherga 1Gas486 MWNot stated
IPP Rades 2Gas470 MWNot stated
Sousse CGas424 MWNot stated
Sousse DGas424 MWNot stated
GhannouchGas415 MWNot stated
Thyna 1Gas375 MWNot stated
Sousse BGas364 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
1.5%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.5%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
6.2%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
1.5%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.