Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 64.6% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tanzania peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 218th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 34.8% | 28.6% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 43.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 58.4% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tanzania?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tanzania was 64.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Tanzania ranks 218th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.