People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 57.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 57.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 78th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.3% | — |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 21.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 40.6% | 57.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 57.5% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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