People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tunisia
Tunisia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 106,536 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 106,536 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tunisia peaked at 628,672 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 106,536 people, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 86th out of 178 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 628,672 people | — |
| 2001 | 606,946 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 584,947 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 562,762 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 540,475 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 519,033 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 497,574 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 476,249 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 455,074 people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 434,077 people | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 413,234 people | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 392,387 people | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 371,487 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 350,685 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 329,702 people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 308,310 people | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 286,659 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 264,716 people | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 242,479 people | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 220,052 people | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 197,414 people | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 174,444 people | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 151,570 people | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 128,993 people | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 106,536 people | -17.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 106,536 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796,634 people, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 106,536 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80,074 people, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 530,581 people | 434,077 people | 628,672 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,971 people | 220,052 people | 413,234 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,791 people | 106,536 people | 197,414 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tunisia?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tunisia was 106,536 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 628,672 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,536 people in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. 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.