People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tunisia
Tunisia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.9935 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tunisia stood at 0.9935 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tunisia peaked at 9.24 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9935 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 119th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.24 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 8.9 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.55 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.2 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.85 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.15 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.81 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.46 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 6.11 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.77 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 5.42 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 5.07 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.73 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 4.37 people per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.01 people per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.65 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 3.28 people per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 2.53 people per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 2.15 people per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 1.76 people per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.38 people per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9935 people per square kilometre | -27.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.9935 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.9935 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -27.8% | 1.38 people per square kilometre | 0.9935 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.68 people per square kilometre | 6.11 people per square kilometre | 9.24 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 people per square kilometre | 2.53 people per square kilometre | 5.77 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 people per square kilometre | 0.9935 people per square kilometre | 2.15 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 116 China 1.35 people per square kilometre compare
- 117 Belize 1.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.22 people per square kilometre compare
- 120 Jordan 0.9894 people per square kilometre compare
- 121 Lithuania 0.9867 people per square kilometre compare
- 122 Costa Rica 0.9778 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tunisia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tunisia was 0.9935 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9935 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Tunisia ranks 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.