People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tunisia
Tunisia: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 56.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tunisia is 56.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tunisia peaked at 58.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 26.7% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 43.4% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.9% | 58.0% | 5 |
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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)
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- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.1123 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tunisia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tunisia was 56.9% 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 using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Tunisia ranks 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.