People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia
Tunisia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 94.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 94.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia peaked at 96.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 96.5% | — |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.5% | 95.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia was 94.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Tunisia ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.