People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.4235 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.4235 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.9327 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4235 people per person, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 21st out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9327 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.9145 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8961 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8771 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8577 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8381 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8183 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7982 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.778 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7575 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7368 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7159 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6947 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6733 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6517 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6298 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6077 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5854 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5629 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5402 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5173 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4941 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4708 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4473 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4235 people per person | -5.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.4235 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.4235 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8468 people per person | 0.7575 people per person | 0.9327 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6398 people per person | 0.5402 people per person | 0.7368 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4706 people per person | 0.4235 people per person | 0.5173 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tanzania?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tanzania was 0.4235 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9327 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4235 people per person in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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 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.