People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania
Tanzania: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.4098 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.4098 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania peaked at 0.775 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4098 people per person, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 14th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.775 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7606 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7462 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7301 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7136 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6973 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.681 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6648 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6487 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6327 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6168 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6009 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5852 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5696 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5542 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.539 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5239 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5089 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4942 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4796 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4653 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4511 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4371 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4234 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4098 people per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.705 people per person | 0.6327 people per person | 0.775 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5472 people per person | 0.4796 people per person | 0.6168 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4373 people per person | 0.4098 people per person | 0.4653 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 11 Mozambique 0.4545 people per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.434 people per person compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4129 people per person compare
- 15 Burundi 0.4056 people per person compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.4045 people per person compare
- 17 Benin 0.3729 people per person compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania was 0.4098 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.775 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4098 people per person in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.