Tunisia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Tunisia was 93.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 71.71 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 71.71
2001 72.43
2002 73.15
2003 73.87
2004 74.59
2005 75.30
2006 76.02
2007 76.74
2008 77.46
2009 78.18
2010 78.90
2011 79.19
2012 80.77
2013 82.36
2014 83.97
2015 85.59
2016 87.23
2017 88.88
2018 90.55
2019 92.24
2020 93.94

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Tunisia was 99.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.25 in 2016, while its lowest value was 98.25 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 98.25
2001 98.35
2002 98.41
2003 98.47
2004 98.53
2005 98.59
2006 98.65
2007 98.71
2008 98.77
2009 98.83
2010 98.89
2011 98.95
2012 99.01
2013 99.07
2014 99.13
2015 99.19
2016 99.25
2017 99.24
2018 99.20
2019 99.16
2020 99.12

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Tunisia was 97.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 88.55 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 88.55
2001 88.97
2002 89.37
2003 89.76
2004 90.14
2005 90.50
2006 90.85
2007 91.20
2008 91.55
2009 91.89
2010 92.22
2011 92.42
2012 93.03
2013 93.64
2014 94.24
2015 94.85
2016 95.44
2017 95.99
2018 96.52
2019 97.03
2020 97.54

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention