Drinking water services in rural areas in Tunisia
Tunisia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 3,828 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Tunisia is 3,828 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Tunisia peaked at 48,304 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,828 people, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 89th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 | 32,926 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 31,060 people | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 29,193 people | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 27,320 people | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 25,452 people | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 23,568 people | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 21,653 people | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 19,718 people | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 17,762 people | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 15,785 people | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 13,796 people | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 11,796 people | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 9,779 people | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 7,775 people | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 5,794 people | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 3,828 people | -33.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3,828 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3,828 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,275 people, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in rural areas in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -33.9% | 5,794 people | 3,828 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,326 people | 32,926 people | 48,304 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,530 people | 13,796 people | 31,060 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,795 people | 3,828 people | 11,796 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 rural areas in Tunisia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Tunisia was 3,828 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 in rural areas recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 48,304 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,828 people in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Tunisia ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.