Kenya vs Uganda: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Kenya
36.21 million people
in 2024
Uganda
39.83 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
17th
Uganda rank
16th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

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

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 39.83 million people against 36.21 million people in Kenya, a difference of 3.62 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.