Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 57.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania stood at 57.65. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania peaked at 57.65 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.73, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 212th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.32 | 6.73 | 24.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.02 | 26.32 | 45.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.94 | 48.27 | 57.65 | 5 |
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More population data for Tanzania
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.868 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 20.58 million (2100)
- Population density 296.72 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.868 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.54 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 176,859 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.54 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.54 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.94 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.61 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania was 57.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.65 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.73 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Tanzania ranks 212th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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