People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 51.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 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 51.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Kenya peaked at 51.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.0% | 51.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Kenya?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Kenya was 51.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Kenya ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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