People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 27.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of is 27.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 31.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2017.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.5% | 29.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 27.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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