People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Tanzania
Tanzania: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) was 22.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 22.8% for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 126.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tanzania peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 59th of 85 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | — |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +258.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +78.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +47.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +2.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 22.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 22.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using safely managed drinking water services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +258.2% | 0.4% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 4.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tanzania?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tanzania was 22.8% 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Tanzania ranks 59th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.