Basic sanitation access in Tanzania
37.2% of people in Tanzania used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Tanzania, 2024
37.2%
Change from 2023
+1.5percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
173rd of 193
Basic sanitation access in Tanzania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.2% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 35.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.5%, the figure has changed by +14.8 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Tanzania has the 173rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.