People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 43.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
43.1%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
88th
of 97 countries
All-time high
43.1%
in 2017
All-time low
27.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0102030402000200820172000: 27.72001: 27.72002: 27.72003: 27.72004: 28.82005: 29.92006: 312007: 32.12008: 33.22009: 34.32010: 35.42011: 36.52012: 37.62013: 38.72014: 39.82015: 40.92016: 422017: 43.1

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

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 43.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 43.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2000.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 88th 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, rural (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 27.7%
2001 27.7% +0.0%
2002 27.7% +0.0%
2003 27.7% +0.0%
2004 28.8% +4.0%
2005 29.9% +3.8%
2006 31.0% +3.7%
2007 32.1% +3.6%
2008 33.2% +3.4%
2009 34.3% +3.3%
2010 35.4% +3.2%
2011 36.5% +3.1%
2012 37.6% +3.0%
2013 38.7% +2.9%
2014 39.8% +2.8%
2015 40.9% +2.8%
2016 42.0% +2.7%
2017 43.1% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.0% 27.7% 34.3% 10
2010s 39.2% 35.4% 43.1% 8

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 85 Cameroon 49.4% compare
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  3. 87 Zambia 45.8% compare
  4. 89 Chad 42.8% compare
  5. 90 Niger 41.9% compare
  6. 91 Uganda 41.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 43.1% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2000.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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