People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Kenya
Kenya: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 43.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 43.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Kenya peaked at 46.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 31st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.9% | — |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 44.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.0% | 44.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Kenya?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Kenya was 43.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Kenya ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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