Kenya vs Tanzania: People using improved sanitation facilities

Kenya
38.62 million people
in 2024
Tanzania
39.52 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
30th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200020122024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 39.52 million people against 38.62 million people in Kenya, a difference of 900,900 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 30th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.