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 86.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
86.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
88th
of 97 countries
All-time high
86.2%
in 2017
All-time low
84.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060802000200820172000: 84.42001: 84.42002: 84.42003: 84.42004: 84.62005: 84.72006: 84.82007: 852008: 85.12009: 85.22010: 85.32011: 85.52012: 85.62013: 85.72014: 85.82015: 862016: 86.12017: 86.2

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

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 86.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 86.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2000.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 84.4%
2001 84.4% +0.0%
2002 84.4% +0.0%
2003 84.4% +0.0%
2004 84.6% +0.2%
2005 84.7% +0.2%
2006 84.8% +0.2%
2007 85.0% +0.2%
2008 85.1% +0.2%
2009 85.2% +0.1%
2010 85.3% +0.1%
2011 85.5% +0.1%
2012 85.6% +0.1%
2013 85.7% +0.1%
2014 85.8% +0.1%
2015 86.0% +0.1%
2016 86.1% +0.1%
2017 86.2% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.7% 84.4% 85.2% 10
2010s 85.8% 85.3% 86.2% 8

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 85 Burkina Faso 87.3% compare
  2. 86 Guinea-Bissau 87.2% compare
  3. 87 Mauritania 86.5% compare
  4. 89 Angola 86.1% compare
  5. 90 Malawi 85.7% compare
  6. 91 Chad 85.3% compare

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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 86.2% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 86.2% 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 84.4% 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 88th 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 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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