Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.2% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tunisia peaked at 8.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 111th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -36.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 4% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 4.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -57.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | -36.8% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More infrastructure data for Tunisia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.96 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1597 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tunisia?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tunisia was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Tunisia ranks 111th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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