People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 31.2 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 31.2 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 35.23 people per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.2 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 25th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.09 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 32.47 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 32.85 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.19 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 33.53 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 33.85 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.14 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.41 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 34.67 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.91 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 35.09 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 35.19 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 35.23 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.19 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.07 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.77 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.44 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.08 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 33.63 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.14 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 32.63 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 32.17 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 31.69 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 31.2 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 31.2 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 31.2 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.61 people per square kilometre | 32.09 people per square kilometre | 34.91 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.58 people per square kilometre | 33.14 people per square kilometre | 35.23 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.92 people per square kilometre | 31.2 people per square kilometre | 32.63 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 22 Burkina Faso 32.62 people per square kilometre compare
- 23 North Korea 31.91 people per square kilometre compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 31.81 people per square kilometre compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.84 people per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guatemala 30.61 people per square kilometre compare
- 28 Liberia 28.8 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Kenya?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Kenya was 31.2 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35.23 people per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.