People using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People using safely managed sanitation services was 28.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services 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 population.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 28.5% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 28.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 113th of 146 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 safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 2.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 24.6% | 28.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania, United Republic of was 28.5% 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 sanitation services recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.