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
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.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.11 million people | 23.68 million people | 3.43 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 32.69 million people | 30.76 million people | 1.93 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 35.49 million people | 37.92 million people | 2.42 million people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 39.83 million people against 36.21 million people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Kenya and Uganda?
- 3.62 million people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 16th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.