Drinking water service usage in Tunisia
Tunisia: Drinking water service usage was 65.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water service usage in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Tunisia is 65.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Tunisia peaked at 79.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 109th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -2.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 65.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 65.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.0% | 76.8% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 71.9% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.0% | 70.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Tunisia?
- Drinking water service usage in Tunisia was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Tunisia ranks 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.