People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kenya
Kenya: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2837 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2837 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kenya peaked at 0.5308 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2837 people per person, in 2024.
That places Kenya 27th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5308 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.52 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5092 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4984 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4877 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4771 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4665 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4559 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4454 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.435 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4246 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4142 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4039 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3936 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3834 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3732 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.363 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3529 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3428 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3328 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3229 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.313 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3032 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2934 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2837 people per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4826 people per person | 0.435 people per person | 0.5308 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3785 people per person | 0.3328 people per person | 0.4246 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3032 people per person | 0.2837 people per person | 0.3229 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kenya?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Kenya was 0.2837 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5308 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2837 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.