Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 74.37 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Kenya, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 74.37 for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Kenya peaked at 74.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.09, in 2000.
That places Kenya 223rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.45 | 52.09 | 60.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.86 | 61.7 | 69.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.62 | 70.86 | 74.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 220 Guinea-Bissau 76.7 compare
- 221 Sierra Leone 75.57 compare
- 222 Mozambique 75.27 compare
- 224 Niger 70.18 compare
- 225 Eritrea 69.45 compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 67.62 compare
More population data for Kenya
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.038 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.40 million (2100)
- Population density 183.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.038 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 85,212 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.9 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 604,257 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Kenya?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Kenya was 74.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 74.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.09 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Kenya ranks 223rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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