Eritrea vs Kenya: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Eritrea
30.6%
in 2016
Kenya
25.6%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
7th
Kenya rank
9th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Eritrea
  • Kenya
01020304050200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 30.6% against 25.6% in Kenya, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 9th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
Unit
%
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion 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.