Sanitation facilities usage in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage was 4.64 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.64 million people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 232 countries
All-time high
4.64 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3.97 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Tanzania is 4.64 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Tanzania peaked at 4.64 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.97 million people, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 19th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.97 million people | — |
| 2001 | 4.01 million people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.06 million people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.09 million people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.13 million people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.16 million people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.20 million people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.23 million people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.26 million people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.28 million people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.30 million people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.33 million people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.35 million people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.39 million people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.42 million people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.46 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.51 million people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.55 million people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.57 million people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.59 million people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.61 million people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.62 million people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.63 million people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.64 million people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.64 million people | -0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 4.64 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 7.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 4.64 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.14 million people | 3.97 million people | 4.28 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 million people | 4.30 million people | 4.59 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 million people | 4.61 million people | 4.64 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 16 Mozambique 5.55 million people compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 5.33 million people compare
- 18 Afghanistan 4.76 million people compare
- 20 Myanmar 3.68 million people compare
- 21 Kenya 3.34 million people compare
- 22 Togo 3.06 million people 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 sanitation facilities usage in Tanzania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Tanzania was 4.64 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 million people in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Tanzania ranks 19th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.