People using at least basic sanitation services in Tunisia
Tunisia: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 98.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Tunisia peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 67th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 77.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 86.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 95.4% | 98.5% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 106,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 110,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 105,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 110,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 104,458 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 98,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 96,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 101,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 103,782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Tunisia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Tunisia was 98.5% 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 using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Tunisia ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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.