Ghana vs Kenya: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Ghana
27.97 million people
in 2024
Kenya
36.21 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
20th
Kenya rank
17th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 36.21 million people against 27.97 million people in Ghana, a difference of 8.25 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 17th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.