People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Tunisia
Tunisia: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural was 91.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tunisia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tunisia stood at 91.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tunisia peaked at 91.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 42nd 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: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.2% | — |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 91.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 91.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.5%, 98% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.5% | 83.2% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 88.9% | 91.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tunisia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tunisia was 91.5% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Tunisia ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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