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.
Drinking water services in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48,301 people | — |
| 2001 | 48,304 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46,351 people | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 44,384 people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 42,409 people | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 40,501 people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 38,591 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 36,691 people | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 34,802 people | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 32,998 people | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 31,376 people | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 29,761 people | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 28,147 people | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 26,547 people | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 24,940 people | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 23,310 people | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 21,667 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 20,011 people | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 18,341 people | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 16,666 people | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 14,985 people | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 13,289 people | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 11,610 people | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 9,965 people | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 8,339 people | -16.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 8,339 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 8,339 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,997 people, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
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 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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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.