People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 12.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 12.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2017.
That places Kenya 86th 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya was 12.9% 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Kenya ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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