Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0591 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kenya is 0.0591 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1692 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0591 people per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 45th 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.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1692 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1644 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1595 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1547 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1499 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1451 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1403 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1356 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1309 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1262 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1216 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1169 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1123 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1077 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1032 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0986 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0941 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0896 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0852 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0808 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0764 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.072 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0677 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0634 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0591 people per person | -6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0591 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0591 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1476 people per person | 0.1262 people per person | 0.1692 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.101 people per person | 0.0808 people per person | 0.1216 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0677 people per person | 0.0591 people per person | 0.0764 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, per capita in Kenya?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Kenya was 0.0591 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1692 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0591 people per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.