Chad vs Kenya: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Chad

16.50 million people

in 2024

Kenya

17.81 million people

in 2024

Chad rank

13th

Kenya rank

12th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Kenya currently reports 17.81 million people against 16.50 million people in Chad, a difference of 1.31 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 12th of 232 countries.

Indicator: People not using improved sanitation facilities
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: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.