Average length of stay in Tanzania
Tanzania: Average length of stay was 12 in 2007. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay in Tanzania, 1995–2007
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average length of stay in Tanzania is 12, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay in Tanzania peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 1995.
Tanzania ranks 9th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average length of stay in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.2 | — |
| 1996 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 8 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.65, 3.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +37.5% | 8 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.62 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 68.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 18,798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay in Tanzania?
- Average length of stay in Tanzania was 12 in 2007, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest average length of stay recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 1995.
- How does Tanzania rank for average length of stay?
- Tanzania ranks 9th out of 152 countries with data for 2007.
- Is average length of stay rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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 Average length of stay. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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