Kenya vs Senegal: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Kenya
27.9%
in 2024
Senegal
27.5%
in 2024
Kenya rank
101st
Senegal rank
102nd
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.9% against 27.5% in Senegal, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 101st and Senegal ranks 102nd of 124 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 18.3% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 21.8% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.3% | 0.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Kenya or Senegal?
- Kenya, at 27.9% against 27.5% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Kenya ranks 101st and Senegal ranks 102nd of 124 countries.
- 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 using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.