People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 66.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2017
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, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of is 66.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 66.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2000.
Tanzania, United Republic of 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, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 50.2% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 58.4% | 66.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 66.5% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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