People practicing open defecation, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation, rural was 10.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 10.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 14.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 43rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of was 10.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 43rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.