Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate was 0.323 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Tanzania is 0.323 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Tanzania peaked at 1.19 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.323 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 26th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8371 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8286 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8591 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8505 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.808 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6819 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4124 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4518 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6735 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7152 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8149 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8491 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9992 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7956 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5889 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5675 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5455 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.462 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3838 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 0.323 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8355 % change on previous year | 0.4124 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8019 % change on previous year | 0.4518 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4564 % change on previous year | 0.323 % change on previous year | 0.5675 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 23 Armenia 0.5051 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Nigeria 0.4364 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Ghana 0.4181 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Palestine 0.2574 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Myanmar 0.1457 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 0.0097 % 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 in rural areas, annual growth rate in Tanzania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Tanzania was 0.323 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.323 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 26th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, 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 in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.