People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Kenya
Kenya: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Kenya is 0.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Kenya peaked at 5.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 37th 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): Q4 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Kenya?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Kenya was 0.8% 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): q4 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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