People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Kenya
Kenya: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 79.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya is 79.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 393.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kenya peaked at 79.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2011.
Kenya ranks 54th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.0% | — |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +43.7% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +9.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 79.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 79.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 16.0% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 51.1% | 79.2% | 5 |
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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 79.2% 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 79.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Kenya ranks 54th 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 393.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.