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

Tanzania: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 43.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
43.2%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
43.2%
in 2017
All-time low
26.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0102030402000200820172000: 26.92001: 26.92002: 26.92003: 26.92004: 282005: 29.22006: 30.42007: 31.52008: 32.72009: 33.92010: 352011: 36.22012: 37.42013: 38.52014: 39.72015: 40.92016: 422017: 43.2

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 43.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania peaked at 43.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.

Tanzania ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q3 in Tanzania, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 26.9%
2001 26.9% +0.0%
2002 26.9% +0.0%
2003 26.9% +0.0%
2004 28.0% +4.3%
2005 29.2% +4.2%
2006 30.4% +4.0%
2007 31.5% +3.8%
2008 32.7% +3.7%
2009 33.9% +3.6%
2010 35.0% +3.4%
2011 36.2% +3.3%
2012 37.4% +3.2%
2013 38.5% +3.1%
2014 39.7% +3.0%
2015 40.9% +2.9%
2016 42.0% +2.9%
2017 43.2% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.3% 26.9% 33.9% 10
2010s 39.1% 35.0% 43.2% 8

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 87 Burkina Faso 50.7% compare
  2. 88 Rwanda 47.2% compare
  3. 89 Mozambique 45.6% compare
  4. 91 Niger 43.2% compare
  5. 92 Central African Republic 40.1% compare
  6. 93 Uganda 40.0% 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 43.2% 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 43.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
How does Tanzania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Tanzania ranks 90th 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 37.0%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3
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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