People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Kenya
Kenya: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Kenya stood at 27.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Kenya peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 101st out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.6% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Kenya?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Kenya was 27.9% 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, urban recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Kenya ranks 101st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.