Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Tanzania

Access to basic sanitation in Tanzania in 2024 — 37.2%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 33.8 pp.

2024 37.2% +1.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 173of 193
Period maximum 37.2%2024
Period minimum 3.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Tanzania, 2000–20240102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 3.4%2001: 4.7%2002: 6%2003: 7.3%2004: 8.7%2005: 10%2006: 11.4%2007: 12.8%2008: 14.1%2009: 15.5%2010: 16.9%2011: 18.3%2012: 19.6%2013: 21%2014: 22.5%2015: 23.9%2016: 25.3%2017: 26.8%2018: 28.2%2019: 29.7%2020: 31.2%2021: 32.7%2022: 34.2%2023: 35.7%2024: 37.2%
Change over the period: +33.8 pp Annual average: 1.41 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 37.2%
World 82.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.7%
Access to basic sanitation — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 37.2 +1.5 pp
2023 35.7 +1.5 pp
2022 34.2 +1.5 pp
2021 32.7 +1.5 pp
2020 31.2 +1.5 pp
2019 29.7 +1.5 pp
2018 28.2 +1.5 pp
2017 26.8 +1.4 pp
2016 25.3 +1.4 pp
2015 23.9 +1.4 pp
2014 22.5 +1.4 pp
2013 21 +1.4 pp
2012 19.6 +1.4 pp
2011 18.3 +1.4 pp
2010 16.9 +1.4 pp
2009 15.5 +1.4 pp
2008 14.1 +1.4 pp
2007 12.8 +1.4 pp
2006 11.4 +1.4 pp
2005 10 +1.4 pp
2004 8.7 +1.3 pp
2003 7.3 +1.3 pp
2002 6 +1.3 pp
2001 4.7 +1.3 pp
2000 3.4

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.