Population using safely managed sanitation services in Kenya
Kenya: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 102.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.82 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 50.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0511 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0653 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.4 Mt CO2e (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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