People practicing open defecation, urban in Tunisia
Tunisia: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Tunisia is 0.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Tunisia peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 69th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Tunisia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Tunisia was 0.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Tunisia ranks 69th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.