Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Tunisia

Access to basic sanitation in Tunisia in 2024 — 98.5%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 20.9 pp.

2024 98.5% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 65of 193
Period maximum 98.5%2024
Period minimum 77.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Tunisia, 2000–20247080901002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 77.7%2001: 78.3%2002: 79.2%2003: 80.2%2004: 81.1%2005: 82%2006: 82.9%2007: 83.8%2008: 84.7%2009: 85.6%2010: 86.5%2011: 87.4%2012: 88.3%2013: 89.2%2014: 90.1%2015: 91%2016: 91.9%2017: 92.7%2018: 93.6%2019: 94.5%2020: 95.4%2021: 96.3%2022: 97.2%2023: 98%2024: 98.5%
Change over the period: +20.9 pp Annual average: 0.87 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 98.5%
World 82.2%
Northern Africa computed 87.9%
Access to basic sanitation — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.5 +0.6 pp
2023 98 +0.8 pp
2022 97.2 +0.9 pp
2021 96.3 +0.9 pp
2020 95.4 +0.9 pp
2019 94.5 +0.9 pp
2018 93.6 +0.9 pp
2017 92.7 +0.9 pp
2016 91.9 +0.9 pp
2015 91 +0.9 pp
2014 90.1 +0.9 pp
2013 89.2 +0.9 pp
2012 88.3 +0.9 pp
2011 87.4 +0.9 pp
2010 86.5 +0.9 pp
2009 85.6 +0.9 pp
2008 84.7 +0.9 pp
2007 83.8 +0.9 pp
2006 82.9 +0.9 pp
2005 82 +0.9 pp
2004 81.1 +0.9 pp
2003 80.2 +0.9 pp
2002 79.2 +0.9 pp
2001 78.3 +0.6 pp
2000 77.7

Northern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.