Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 28.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 28.5% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tanzania peaked at 28.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 117th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 28.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 28.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.8% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | +29.5% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 2.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 24.6% | 28.5% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tanzania?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Tanzania was 28.5% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Tanzania ranks 117th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.