People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Kenya
Kenya: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya stood at 35.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya peaked at 35.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 104th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 35.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 35.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 20.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.3% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 103 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 106 Mozambique 33.9% compare
- 107 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services in Kenya?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya was 35.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.