People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3156 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.3156 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.5961 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3156 people per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 38th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5961 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5845 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5729 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5613 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5497 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5381 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5265 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5149 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5033 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4917 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4801 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4685 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4568 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4451 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4334 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4217 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.41 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3983 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3865 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3747 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3629 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3511 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3393 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3274 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3156 people per person | -3.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3156 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3156 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5439 people per person | 0.4917 people per person | 0.5961 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4275 people per person | 0.3747 people per person | 0.4801 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3393 people per person | 0.3156 people per person | 0.3629 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 35 Lesotho 0.3278 people per person compare
- 36 Mali 0.3236 people per person compare
- 37 Mauritania 0.3194 people per person compare
- 39 Afghanistan 0.3141 people per person compare
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3115 people per person compare
- 41 Sudan 0.3028 people per person compare
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kenya?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Kenya was 0.3156 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5961 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3156 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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 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.