Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 54.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Kenya stood at 54.64. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Kenya peaked at 54.64 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.75, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 26th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 36.89 | 31.75 | 41.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.55 | 42.63 | 50.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.96 | 51.28 | 54.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 23 Djibouti 57.45 compare
- 24 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 57.25 compare
- 25 Mauritius 55.86 compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 54.37 compare
- 28 Afghanistan 53.95 compare
- 29 Bangladesh 53.77 compare
More population data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 85,212 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.038 (2100)
- Population density 183.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.40 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.038 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.9 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 604,257 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Kenya?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Kenya was 54.64 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 54.64 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.75 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Kenya ranks 26th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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