People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban was 84.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya is 84.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Kenya peaked at 88.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 77th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.9% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 84.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.3%, 90% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 84.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.8% | 86.8% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.8% | 86.5% | 8 |
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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 84.8% 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 88.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Kenya ranks 77th 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 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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