People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tunisia
Tunisia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 95.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tunisia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 95.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tunisia peaked at 95.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 12th 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, urban (% of urban) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.4% | — |
| 2001 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 83.4% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.5% | 95.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 9 Egypt 95.8% compare
- 10 Turkmenistan 95.7% compare
- 11 Serbia 95.4% compare
- 13 Albania 94.9% compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 94.3% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 93.1% compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.5339 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tunisia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tunisia was 95.0% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Tunisia ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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