Madar (Tunis) - Water reserves in Tunisia's dams reached 1.075 billion cubic meters as of October 23, 2026, a filling rate of 46%, according to Agriculture Ministry data presented by agricultural expert Anis Ben Rayana on Express FM, Tunisian news site Webdo reported on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
According to the figures, rainfall between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026, averaged about 200 millimeters nationally, against a reference average of 232 mm, or nearly 86% of normal. The 2024-2025 season recorded about 258 mm, or 111% of the average.
The picture varied by region: the North-East received 124% of the reference average and the North-West 106%, while the Center-East reached 88% and the Center-West 80%. The deficit was sharper in the south, at 60% of the average in the South-West and just 53% in the South-East.
Inflows to dams reached about 1.073 billion cubic meters in the 2025-2026 season, nearly 60% of the national average of 1.8 billion cubic meters, compared with 982 million cubic meters, or about 54%, the previous season.
The recent rains are encouraging, but they will need to continue in the coming weeks to strengthen the country's water reserves, the outlet said.
