People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania
Tanzania: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 88.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania stood at 88.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Tanzania peaked at 88.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 85th 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
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.2% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 80.2% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.1% | 88.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 82 Benin 89.9% compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 89.4% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 88.2% compare
- 86 Mauritania 86.9% compare
- 87 Ethiopia 85.1% compare
- 88 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.6% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2139 units per person (2025)
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 88.1% 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 88.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Tanzania ranks 85th 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 6.9%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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