People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania

Tanzania: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 25.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
25.1%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
92nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 2017
All-time low
17.8%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania, 2000–2017

01020302000200820172000: 17.8 lowest2001: 17.8 lowest2002: 17.8 lowest2003: 17.8 lowest2004: 18.3 lowest2005: 18.8 lowest2006: 19.3 lowest2007: 19.9 lowest2008: 20.4 lowest2009: 20.9 lowest2010: 21.4 lowest2011: 22 lowest2012: 22.5 lowest2013: 23 lowest2014: 23.5 lowest2015: 24 lowest2016: 24.6 lowest2017: 25.1 lowest

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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania is 25.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania peaked at 25.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.

That places Tanzania 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Tanzania, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 17.8%
2001 17.8% +0.0%
2002 17.8% +0.0%
2003 17.8% +0.0%
2004 18.3% +2.9%
2005 18.8% +2.8%
2006 19.3% +2.8%
2007 19.9% +2.7%
2008 20.4% +2.6%
2009 20.9% +2.6%
2010 21.4% +2.5%
2011 22.0% +2.4%
2012 22.5% +2.4%
2013 23.0% +2.3%
2014 23.5% +2.3%
2015 24.0% +2.2%
2016 24.6% +2.2%
2017 25.1% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.9% 17.8% 20.9% 10
2010s 23.3% 21.4% 25.1% 8

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 89 Zambia 33.1% compare
  2. 90 Congo 32.7% compare
  3. 91 Haiti 28.2% compare
  4. 93 Ethiopia 25.0% compare
  5. 94 Chad 23.8% compare
  6. 95 Madagascar 20.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania was 25.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
How does Tanzania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Tanzania ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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