People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Tunisia

Tunisia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 79.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
79.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
79.8%
in 2014
All-time low
46.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Tunisia, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 46 lowest2001: 46 lowest2002: 48.6 lowest2003: 51.2 lowest2004: 53.8 lowest2005: 56.4 lowest2006: 59 lowest2007: 61.6 lowest2008: 64.2 lowest2009: 66.8 lowest2010: 69.4 lowest2011: 72 lowest2012: 74.6 lowest2013: 77.2 lowest2014: 79.8 lowest2015: 79.8 lowest2016: 79.8 lowest2017: 79.8 lowest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Tunisia is 79.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Tunisia peaked at 79.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.

Tunisia ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Tunisia, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 46.0%
2001 46.0% +0.0%
2002 48.6% +5.7%
2003 51.2% +5.4%
2004 53.8% +5.1%
2005 56.4% +4.8%
2006 59.0% +4.6%
2007 61.6% +4.4%
2008 64.2% +4.2%
2009 66.8% +4.1%
2010 69.4% +3.9%
2011 72.0% +3.8%
2012 74.6% +3.6%
2013 77.2% +3.5%
2014 79.8% +3.4%
2015 79.8% +0.0%
2016 79.8% +0.0%
2017 79.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.3% 46.0% 66.8% 10
2010s 76.6% 69.4% 79.8% 8

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 20 Armenia 83.9% compare
  2. 21 Trinidad and Tobago 83.8% compare
  3. 22 Mexico 80.5% compare
  4. 24 Iraq 78.0% compare
  5. 25 Saint Lucia 76.5% compare
  6. 26 Jamaica 74.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Tunisia?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Tunisia was 79.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
How does Tunisia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Tunisia ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation 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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