Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0023 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0023 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0055 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 people per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 62nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0055 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0055 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.005 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.004 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.003 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 people per person | -8.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0023 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0023 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0051 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.003 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 urban areas, per capita in Kenya?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Kenya was 0.0023 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.