People practicing open defecation, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.5% 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, urban recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.