People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kenya
Kenya: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 39.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kenya peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 61st of 100 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 20.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 27.7% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 35.9% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 59 Pakistan 41.3% compare
- 60 Montenegro 40.7% compare
- 62 China 38.1% compare
- 63 Costa Rica 36.0% compare
- 64 Tonga 34.0% 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kenya?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Kenya was 39.3% 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, rural recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.