People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban was 17.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya is 17.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya peaked at 17.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 87th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8%, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 84 Malawi 20.6% compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 18.5% compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 17.8% compare
- 88 Gabon 17.2% compare
- 89 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.1% compare
- 90 Chad 17.1% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
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 17.2% 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 17.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Kenya ranks 87th 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 up 9.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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