Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tanzania is 51.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tanzania peaked at 51.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 163rd of 177 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 | 22.9% | 17.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 30.2% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 44.9% | 51.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 160 Zimbabwe 54.4% compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 52.6% compare
- 162 Mozambique 51.9% compare
- 164 Gabon 49.1% compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 48.3% compare
- 166 Ethiopia 47.0% compare
More environment data for Tanzania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 102.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 43.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 5.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0551 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 59.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0605 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tanzania?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tanzania was 51.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Tanzania ranks 163rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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