Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 21.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 21.7% for population 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania peaked at 21.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 79th out of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 Population using safely managed sanitation services 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
- 76 Kiribati 23.7% compare
- 77 Gambia 22.6% compare
- 78 Thailand 22.0% compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
- 81 Mozambique 21.4% compare
- 82 Cote d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
More environment data for Tanzania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tanzania was 21.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Tanzania ranks 79th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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