People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Kenya
Kenya: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Kenya is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.6% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Kenya peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Kenya 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -32.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Kenya?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Kenya was 0.0% 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): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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