People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania
Tanzania: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 31.84 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 31.84 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania peaked at 32.04 people per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.98 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 17th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.98 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 30.22 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.43 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.57 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.7 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 30.84 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 30.98 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.1 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.18 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.17 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.16 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.23 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 31.3 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.4 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.5 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.65 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.83 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.98 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.04 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 32.04 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.03 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 32 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 31.94 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 31.84 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 31.84 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.83 people per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 31.84 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.84 people per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.72 people per square kilometre | 29.98 people per square kilometre | 31.18 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.61 people per square kilometre | 31.16 people per square kilometre | 32.04 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.95 people per square kilometre | 31.84 people per square kilometre | 32.03 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 14 Sierra Leone 39.91 people per square kilometre compare
- 15 Kiribati 36.71 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 31.85 people per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 31.22 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 30.47 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Kenya 27.95 people per square kilometre 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 31.84 people per square kilometre in 2023, 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 32.04 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.98 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.