Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1725 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tanzania stood at 0.1725 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.2489 people per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1725 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 64th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2265 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2287 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2303 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2336 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2371 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2405 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2434 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.246 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2478 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2484 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2487 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2485 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2477 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.246 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2438 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2408 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2363 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2301 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.222 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2123 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.201 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1878 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1725 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1725 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1725 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2382 people per square kilometre | 0.2265 people per square kilometre | 0.2484 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2413 people per square kilometre | 0.222 people per square kilometre | 0.2489 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1934 people per square kilometre | 0.1725 people per square kilometre | 0.2123 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 61 Gambia 0.1882 people per square kilometre compare
- 62 Congo 0.182 people per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 0.1758 people per square kilometre compare
- 65 Yemen 0.1711 people per square kilometre compare
- 66 Peru 0.1671 people per square kilometre compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0.1645 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.1725 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2489 people per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1725 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 64th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.