People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2000.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 160th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.9% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 67.9% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 75.7% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 83.2% | 86.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of was 86.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.