People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural was 30.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Kenya stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Kenya peaked at 30.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 64th 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: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 30.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 71% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 30.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.2% | 30.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Kenya?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Kenya was 30.5% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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