People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tunisia

Tunisia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 82.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
82.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 97 countries
All-time high
82.7%
in 2014
All-time low
78.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tunisia, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 78.9 lowest2001: 78.9 lowest2002: 79.2 lowest2003: 79.5 lowest2004: 79.8 lowest2005: 80.1 lowest2006: 80.4 lowest2007: 80.7 lowest2008: 81 lowest2009: 81.3 lowest2010: 81.6 lowest2011: 81.9 lowest2012: 82.2 lowest2013: 82.5 lowest2014: 82.7 lowest2015: 82.7 lowest2016: 82.7 lowest2017: 82.7 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 82.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tunisia peaked at 82.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2000.

That places Tunisia 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Tunisia, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 78.9%
2001 78.9% +0.0%
2002 79.2% +0.4%
2003 79.5% +0.4%
2004 79.8% +0.4%
2005 80.1% +0.4%
2006 80.4% +0.4%
2007 80.7% +0.4%
2008 81.0% +0.4%
2009 81.3% +0.4%
2010 81.6% +0.4%
2011 81.9% +0.4%
2012 82.2% +0.4%
2013 82.5% +0.4%
2014 82.7% +0.4%
2015 82.7% +0.0%
2016 82.7% +0.0%
2017 82.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.0% 78.9% 81.3% 10
2010s 82.4% 81.6% 82.7% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tunisia?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tunisia was 82.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2000.
How does Tunisia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Tunisia ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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