People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Tanzania
Tanzania: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural was 52.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Tanzania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Tanzania is 52.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 137.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Tanzania peaked at 52.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 63rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +43.5% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +6.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 52.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.7%, 84% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 52.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +43.5% | 6.9% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 6.9% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 31.0% | 52.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Tanzania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Tanzania was 52.0% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Tanzania ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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