According to the source, basic drinking water is that from an "improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing".
The source does not specify the publication date. The release date is the date of access.
Figures have been rounded.
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Access to drinking water in Tanzania 2015-2020, by residence
As of 2020, nearly ** percent of Tanzania's urban population used at least basic water drinking services. Among Tanzanians living in rural areas, access to drinking water was more limited, with the coverage reaching some ** percent of the population. Compared to 2015, access to drinking water in the country improved.
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Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (September 28, 2021). Share of the population with access to basic drinking water services in Tanzania from 2015 to 2020, by area of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266634/access-to-drinking-water-in-tanzania-by-residence/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Share of the population with access to basic drinking water services in Tanzania from 2015 to 2020, by area of residence." Chart. September 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266634/access-to-drinking-water-in-tanzania-by-residence/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (2021). Share of the population with access to basic drinking water services in Tanzania from 2015 to 2020, by area of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266634/access-to-drinking-water-in-tanzania-by-residence/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Share of The Population with Access to Basic Drinking Water Services in Tanzania from 2015 to 2020, by Area of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266634/access-to-drinking-water-in-tanzania-by-residence/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, Share of the population with access to basic drinking water services in Tanzania from 2015 to 2020, by area of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266634/access-to-drinking-water-in-tanzania-by-residence/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Share of the population with access to basic drinking water services in Tanzania from 2015 to 2020, by area of residence [Graph], Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, September 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266634/access-to-drinking-water-in-tanzania-by-residence/
