Tunisia - Access to basic sanitation services

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Tunisia was 97.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.64 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 47.64
2001 48.97
2002 51.12
2003 53.30
2004 55.54
2005 57.81
2006 60.13
2007 62.49
2008 64.89
2009 67.34
2010 69.83
2011 72.37
2012 74.94
2013 77.56
2014 80.22
2015 82.93
2016 85.68
2017 88.47
2018 91.31
2019 94.18
2020 97.10

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Tunisia was 97.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.58 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.16 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 93.16
2001 93.28
2002 93.50
2003 93.73
2004 93.95
2005 94.18
2006 94.40
2007 94.63
2008 94.85
2009 95.08
2010 95.30
2011 95.53
2012 95.76
2013 95.98
2014 96.21
2015 96.44
2016 96.67
2017 96.89
2018 97.12
2019 97.35
2020 97.58

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Tunisia was 97.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 76.52 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 76.52
2001 77.25
2002 78.33
2003 79.41
2004 80.49
2005 81.54
2006 82.59
2007 83.64
2008 84.70
2009 85.75
2010 86.81
2011 87.87
2012 88.93
2013 90.00
2014 91.06
2015 92.12
2016 93.19
2017 94.25
2018 95.32
2019 96.38
2020 97.43

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention