People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Tanzania
Tanzania: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 21.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed sanitation 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tanzania stood at 21.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tanzania peaked at 21.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 80th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +581.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +85.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +46.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +3.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 21.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 21.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +581.1% | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| 2002 | +85.3% | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| 2003 | +46.0% | 2.6% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 0.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.1% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 77 Kiribati 23.7% compare
- 78 Gambia 22.6% compare
- 79 Thailand 22.0% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
- 82 Mozambique 21.4% compare
- 83 Cote d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tanzania?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tanzania was 21.7% 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, rural recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Tanzania ranks 80th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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 sanitation 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 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.