People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Kenya
Kenya: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 3.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Kenya peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2017.
That places Kenya 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Kenya?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Kenya was 3.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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