People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya
Kenya: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 48.2% 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 rural population.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 48.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 223.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2011.
That places Kenya 62nd out of 113 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 rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.9% | — |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.9% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 33.4% | 48.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.6% compare
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- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 43.1% compare
- 64 Vanuatu 42.2% compare
- 65 Cape Verde 37.7% compare
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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 48.2% 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 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 113 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 223.2%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.