People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural was 76.4% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 76.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Kenya peaked at 76.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 70th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.0% | — |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 76.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.2%, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 76.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.9%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1% | 57.0% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 68.4% | 76.4% | 8 |
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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 76.4% 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 76.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Kenya ranks 70th 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 17.6%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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