Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya
Kenya: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
61st
of 99 countries
All-time high
39.3%
in 2024
All-time low
20.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya is 39.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 61st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 39.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 39.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 20.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 27.7% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 35.9% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 59 Pakistan 41.3% compare
- 60 Montenegro 40.7% compare
- 62 China 38.1% compare
- 63 Costa Rica 36.0% compare
- 64 Tonga 34.0% compare
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 safely managed sanitation services in Kenya?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya was 39.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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