Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 67.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Tunisia is 67.89, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Tunisia peaked at 88.13 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.89, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 61st out of 105 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.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.91 | — |
| 2001 | 87.92 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.94 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.96 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.99 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.03 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.05 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.06 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.08 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.6 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 84.73 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 82.86 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 80.99 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.12 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 77.25 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 75.38 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 73.51 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 71.64 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 69.76 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 67.89 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.98 | 87.91 | 88.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4 | 77.25 | 88.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.64 | 67.89 | 75.38 | 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0255 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 111.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0105 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Tunisia?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Tunisia was 67.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.13 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.89 in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Tunisia ranks 61st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).