People not using improved drinking water sources in Tunisia
Tunisia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 167,573 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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
Tunisia recorded 167,573 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Tunisia peaked at 701,238 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 167,573 people, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 89th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 701,238 people | — |
| 2001 | 679,503 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 657,440 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 635,146 people | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 612,657 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 590,860 people | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 569,030 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 547,331 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 525,788 people | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 504,436 people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 483,249 people | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 462,054 people | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 440,790 people | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 419,634 people | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 398,263 people | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 376,419 people | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 354,272 people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 331,773 people | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 308,909 people | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 285,789 people | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 262,368 people | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 238,455 people | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 214,589 people | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 191,046 people | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 167,573 people | -12.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 167,573 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 167,573 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,032 people, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 602,343 people | 504,436 people | 701,238 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,115 people | 285,789 people | 483,249 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,806 people | 167,573 people | 262,368 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Tunisia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Tunisia was 167,573 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 701,238 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,573 people in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Tunisia ranks 89th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.