Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kenya
Kenya: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 41.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.4%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
136th
of 174 countries
All-time high
41.4%
in 2024
All-time low
22.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 41.4% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Kenya peaked at 41.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 136th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 41.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 41.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.1% | 41.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Kenya?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Kenya was 41.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Kenya ranks 136th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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