People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 70.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 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, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 70.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 70.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 83rd 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, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.3% | — |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 49.3% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 60.6% | 70.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 70.5% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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