Ethiopia vs Kenya: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Ethiopia
21.08 million people
in 2024
Kenya
13.15 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
4th
Kenya rank
7th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 21.08 million people against 13.15 million people in Kenya, a difference of 7.94 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 7th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.