Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Tunisia

Tunisia: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 56.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
56.95
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
38th
of 100 countries
All-time high
58
in 2022
All-time low
26.74
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Tunisia, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 26.72001: 27.92002: 29.42003: 312004: 32.72005: 34.42006: 36.12007: 37.82008: 39.62009: 41.52010: 43.42011: 45.32012: 47.32013: 49.32014: 51.42015: 53.52016: 55.72017: 56.32018: 56.92019: 57.32020: 57.72021: 57.92022: 582023: 57.82024: 56.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 56.95 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Tunisia peaked at 58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.74, in 2000.

That places Tunisia 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Tunisia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 26.74 —
2001 27.88 +4.3%
2002 29.43 +5.6%
2003 31.04 +5.5%
2004 32.68 +5.3%
2005 34.36 +5.1%
2006 36.08 +5.0%
2007 37.84 +4.9%
2008 39.63 +4.7%
2009 41.49 +4.7%
2010 43.39 +4.6%
2011 45.33 +4.5%
2012 47.31 +4.4%
2013 49.34 +4.3%
2014 51.41 +4.2%
2015 53.52 +4.1%
2016 55.68 +4.0%
2017 56.32 +1.2%
2018 56.87 +1.0%
2019 57.31 +0.8%
2020 57.65 +0.6%
2021 57.88 +0.4%
2022 58 +0.2%
2023 57.82 -0.3%
2024 56.95 -1.5%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 56.95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 56.95 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.98, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.72 26.74 41.49 10
2010s 51.65 43.39 57.31 10
2020s 57.66 56.95 58 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 35 Tajikistan 58.73 compare
  2. 36 El Salvador 58.33 compare
  3. 37 Fiji 57.16 compare
  4. 39 Algeria 56 compare
  5. 40 Nepal 55.56 compare
  6. 41 Bhutan 53.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Tunisia?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Tunisia was 56.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 58 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.74 in 2000.
How does Tunisia rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Tunisia ranks 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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