Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0569 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0569 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1637 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0569 people per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 42nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1637 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1589 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1541 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1494 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1447 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.14 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1353 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1307 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1261 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1215 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.117 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1125 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.108 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1036 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0992 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0948 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0904 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0861 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0818 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0775 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0733 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0692 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.065 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0609 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0569 people per person | -6.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0569 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0569 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1425 people per person | 0.1215 people per person | 0.1637 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0971 people per person | 0.0775 people per person | 0.117 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0651 people per person | 0.0569 people per person | 0.0733 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kenya?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Kenya was 0.0569 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1637 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0569 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.