Chad vs Kenya: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Chad

14.32 million people

in 2024

Kenya

16.01 million people

in 2024

Chad rank

12th

Kenya rank

9th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Kenya currently reports 16.01 million people against 14.32 million people in Chad, a difference of 1.69 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 12th and Kenya ranks 9th of 175 countries.

Indicator: People in rural areas 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: 175 places, 4,269 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.