People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 33.64 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 33.64 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 37.39 people per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.64 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Tanzania 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.07 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 36.34 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 36.54 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 36.72 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.9 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.07 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.22 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.34 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.39 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.32 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.23 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.2 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.15 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.11 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.04 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 36.99 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.93 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 36.78 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.5 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.09 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 35.61 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 35.05 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.39 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 33.64 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 33.64 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 33.64 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.89 people per square kilometre | 36.07 people per square kilometre | 37.39 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9 people per square kilometre | 36.09 people per square kilometre | 37.23 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.67 people per square kilometre | 33.64 people per square kilometre | 35.61 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 17 India 44.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ghana 40.74 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 40.46 people per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 33.25 people per square kilometre compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 32.62 people per square kilometre compare
- 23 North Korea 31.91 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 33.64 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.39 people per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.64 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 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.