People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya
Kenya: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 20.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
20.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
89th
of 97 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2000
All-time low
20.3%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya stood at 20.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya peaked at 20.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 89th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.3% | 20.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 86 Malawi 24.6% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 23.4% compare
- 88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.7% compare
- 90 Liberia 19.6% compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 92 Ghana 19.5% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0091 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 20.3% 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 20.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Kenya ranks 89th 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 0.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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