Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 79.8% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tunisia peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 53rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.2% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 79.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 79.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 49.2% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 61.8% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 76.4% | 79.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tunisia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tunisia was 79.8% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Tunisia ranks 53rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.