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United Republic of Tanzania

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Least Developed Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 885,800 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 45% agriculture, 52% forest and 3% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 65,497,748 people (2022)
  • Population density: 67 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 32% lives in urban areas and 59% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 152,788,176,204 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 2,333 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 26% from agriculture, 36% from services and 28% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in United Republic Of Tanzania

  • Drinking water

    11 % of the population in United Republic Of Tanzania uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    25 % of the population in United Republic Of Tanzania uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    29 % of the population in United Republic Of Tanzania has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    8 % of domestic wastewater in United Republic Of Tanzania is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    85 % of monitored water bodies in United Republic Of Tanzania has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    9 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in United Republic Of Tanzania (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    13 % of the renewable water resources in United Republic Of Tanzania is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    54 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in United Republic Of Tanzania (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2022)
  • Ecosystems

    33 % of the water basins in United Republic Of Tanzania is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    199 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by United Republic Of Tanzania in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in United Republic Of Tanzania (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Republic Of Tanzania, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Republic Of Tanzania, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Republic Of Tanzania, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Republic Of Tanzania, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in United Republic Of Tanzania, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in United Republic Of Tanzania (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in United Republic Of Tanzania, by source (2015 - 2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in United Republic Of Tanzania (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in United Republic Of Tanzania, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,071 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,680 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 144 m3 per capita (2002)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in United Republic Of Tanzania, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in United Republic Of Tanzania, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in United Republic Of Tanzania, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in United Republic Of Tanzania, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in United Republic Of Tanzania, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by United Republic Of Tanzania, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by United Republic Of Tanzania in 2021, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in United Republic Of Tanzania, by funding source (2018)

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in United Republic Of Tanzania (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in United Republic Of Tanzania, progress over time, by sub-sector