Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0656 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tanzania is 0.0656 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.1099 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0656 people per person, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1099 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1083 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1066 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1047 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1027 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1008 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0988 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0969 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.095 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.093 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0911 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0892 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0873 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0854 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0835 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0816 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0798 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0779 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0761 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0743 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0725 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0708 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.069 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0673 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0656 people per person | -2.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0656 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0656 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1017 people per person | 0.093 people per person | 0.1099 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0826 people per person | 0.0743 people per person | 0.0911 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.069 people per person | 0.0656 people per person | 0.0725 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tanzania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0656 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1099 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0656 people per person in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.