Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Tunisia

Safely managed drinking water in Tunisia in 2024 — 65%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.8 pp.

2024 65% −1.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 95of 148
Period maximum 79.5%2011
Period minimum 65%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Tunisia, 2000–202460657075802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 76.8%2001: 77%2002: 77.3%2003: 77.6%2004: 77.9%2005: 78.1%2006: 78.3%2007: 78.6%2008: 78.8%2009: 79.1%2010: 79.3%2011: 79.5%2012: 79.5%2013: 79.5%2014: 78.4%2015: 77.1%2016: 75.8%2017: 74.5%2018: 73.2%2019: 71.9%2020: 70.5%2021: 69.1%2022: 67.8%2023: 66.4%2024: 65%
Change over the period: −11.8 pp Annual average: -0.49 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Tunisia 65%
World 73.7%
Safely managed drinking water — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 65 −1.4 pp
2023 66.4 −1.4 pp
2022 67.8 −1.4 pp
2021 69.1 −1.4 pp
2020 70.5 −1.4 pp
2019 71.9 −1.3 pp
2018 73.2 −1.3 pp
2017 74.5 −1.3 pp
2016 75.8 −1.3 pp
2015 77.1 −1.3 pp
2014 78.4 −1.1 pp
2013 79.5 −0 pp
2012 79.5 −0 pp
2011 79.5 +0.2 pp
2010 79.3 +0.2 pp
2009 79.1 +0.2 pp
2008 78.8 +0.2 pp
2007 78.6 +0.2 pp
2006 78.3 +0.2 pp
2005 78.1 +0.2 pp
2004 77.9 +0.3 pp
2003 77.6 +0.3 pp
2002 77.3 +0.3 pp
2001 77 +0.3 pp
2000 76.8

Northern Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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