Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate was -0.0192 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded -0.0192 % change on previous year for sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 124.5% on the previous year and down 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Tanzania peaked at 1.18 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0192 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 53rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.868 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.863 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8866 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8707 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8196 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6849 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4047 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4335 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6429 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6716 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7565 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7736 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9054 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 1 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8799 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6371 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4057 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3571 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3055 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1908 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0784 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0192 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's -0.0192 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.95 % change on previous year, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's -0.0192 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.14 % change on previous year, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8454 % change on previous year | 0.4047 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7107 % change on previous year | 0.4057 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1825 % change on previous year | -0.0192 % change on previous year | 0.3571 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 50 Eritrea 0.0994 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Saint Lucia 0.0552 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Haiti 0.05 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.0531 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Malaysia -0.0886 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Madagascar -0.1023 % change on previous year 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, annual growth rate in Tanzania?
- Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Tanzania was -0.0192 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0192 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 53rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.5%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.