Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Tunisia
Tunisia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 97.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 97.0% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Tunisia peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2004.
Tunisia ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.1% | — |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 59.7% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 68.3% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 90.3% | 97.0% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Tunisia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Tunisia was 97.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2004.
- How does Tunisia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Tunisia ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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