Share using safely managed sanitation in Kenya
Kenya: Share using safely managed sanitation was 35.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.83
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
108th
of 150 countries
All-time high
35.83
in 2024
All-time low
20.2
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share using safely managed sanitation in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed sanitation in Kenya is 35.83, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed sanitation in Kenya peaked at 35.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 108th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed sanitation in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2 | — |
| 2001 | 20.83 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 21.49 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.16 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 22.83 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.49 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.16 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.83 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.47 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 26.09 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.72 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.34 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.96 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.58 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.2 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 29.82 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.52 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 31.21 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.91 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.6 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.29 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 33.98 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.66 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 35.25 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 35.83 | +1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 35.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.32, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 35.83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.56, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.16 | 20.2 | 26.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.59 | 26.72 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6 | 33.29 | 35.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 38.02 compare
- 106 Bangladesh 37.32 compare
- 107 El Salvador 35.97 compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 34.69 compare
- 110 Mozambique 33.94 compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.91 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 share using safely managed sanitation in Kenya?
- Share using safely managed sanitation in Kenya was 35.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share using safely managed sanitation?
- Kenya ranks 108th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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