People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 60.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya is 60.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya peaked at 85.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2017.
That places Kenya 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.8% | — |
| 2001 | 84.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 72.6% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 60.9% | 71.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 84 Zambia 67.4% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 66.5% compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 66.0% compare
- 88 Madagascar 60.2% compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 59.4% compare
- 90 Rwanda 58.5% 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya was 60.9% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Kenya ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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