Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Kenya
Kenya: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 68.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Kenya is 68.44, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Kenya peaked at 68.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.39, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 195th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 | 45.61 | 40.39 | 50.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.25 | 51.99 | 62.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.07 | 63.71 | 68.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 192 Sudan 69.72 compare
- 193 Cote d'Ivoire 68.85 compare
- 194 Afghanistan 68.59 compare
- 196 Mauritania 68.06 compare
- 197 Mali 67.64 compare
- 198 Lesotho 67.22 compare
More population data for Kenya
- 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)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.17 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 604,257 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.17 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.21 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.96 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Kenya?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Kenya was 68.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 68.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.39 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Kenya ranks 195th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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