High income vs Kenya: People practicing open defecation

High income
0.0%
in 2024
Kenya
5.9%
in 2024
High income rank
42nd
Kenya rank
45th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • High income
  • Kenya
051015200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.9% against 0.0% in High income, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 427.4 times High income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 45th of 47 groups.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 14.8% 14.7% Kenya
2010s 0.0% 10.1% 10.1% Kenya
2020s 0.0% 6.8% 6.8% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, High income or Kenya?
Kenya, at 5.9% against 0.0% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between High income and Kenya?
5.9%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do High income and Kenya rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
High income ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
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People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.