People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya
Kenya: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 57.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya, 2011–2024
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 278.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya peaked at 57.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2011.
That places Kenya 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.2% | — |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 15.2% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 38.4% | 57.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 67 Kiribati 62.2% compare
- 68 Cape Verde 60.9% compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 58.3% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 51.9% compare
- 72 Djibouti 50.7% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 48.5% compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya was 57.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Kenya ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 278.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.