Tanzania - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Tanzania was 21.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 21.75 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.59 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 3.59
2001 4.68
2002 5.76
2003 6.85
2004 7.91
2005 8.96
2006 10.01
2007 11.06
2008 12.10
2009 13.13
2010 14.15
2011 15.05
2012 15.91
2013 16.76
2014 17.60
2015 18.44
2016 19.27
2017 20.10
2018 20.93
2019 21.75
2020 21.75

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Tanzania was 34.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 34.76 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.50 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 8.50
2001 10.14
2002 11.78
2003 13.42
2004 15.07
2005 16.72
2006 18.38
2007 20.04
2008 21.71
2009 22.90
2010 24.05
2011 25.21
2012 26.38
2013 27.56
2014 28.74
2015 29.93
2016 31.13
2017 32.33
2018 33.54
2019 34.76
2020 34.75

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Tanzania was 26.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 26.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.69 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 4.69
2001 5.92
2002 7.15
2003 8.40
2004 9.64
2005 10.89
2006 12.14
2007 13.41
2008 14.67
2009 15.81
2010 16.94
2011 17.98
2012 19.00
2013 20.02
2014 21.04
2015 22.07
2016 23.11
2017 24.14
2018 25.19
2019 26.24
2020 26.33

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention