Drinking water services in Tunisia
Tunisia: Drinking water services was 8,339 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Tunisia stood at 8,339 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Tunisia peaked at 48,304 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8,339 people, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 88th of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,333 people | 32,998 people | 48,304 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,077 people | 16,666 people | 31,376 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,638 people | 8,339 people | 14,985 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 85 Botswana 10,379 people compare
- 86 Senegal 10,092 people compare
- 87 Saudi Arabia 9,562 people compare
- 90 Egypt 7,621 people compare
- 91 Micronesia (country) 7,588 people compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.63 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2784 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0491 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Tunisia?
- Drinking water services in Tunisia was 8,339 people 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 services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 48,304 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,339 people in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for drinking water services?
- Tunisia ranks 88th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.