People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 53.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Kenya is 53.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Kenya peaked at 53.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 74th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 33.0% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 45.1% | 53.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 71 Afghanistan 58.1% compare
- 72 Cote d'Ivoire 57.0% compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 56.2% compare
- 75 Burkina Faso 52.6% compare
- 76 Zimbabwe 52.4% compare
- 77 Gabon 51.2% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Kenya?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Kenya was 53.6% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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