Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.2348 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.2348 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.3331 people per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2348 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 56th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2976 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3029 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3081 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3128 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3172 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3212 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3247 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3277 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3302 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3322 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3331 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.333 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3317 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3292 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3256 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3197 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3128 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.305 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2958 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2854 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2621 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.249 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2348 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2348 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2348 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3175 people per square kilometre | 0.2976 people per square kilometre | 0.3322 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3171 people per square kilometre | 0.2854 people per square kilometre | 0.3331 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.255 people per square kilometre | 0.2348 people per square kilometre | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 53 Eswatini 0.2567 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Central African Republic 0.2467 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2351 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Burundi 0.2188 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Myanmar 0.2166 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Colombia 0.1989 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.2348 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3331 people per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2348 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 56th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.