Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kenya
Kenya: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kenya is 35.8%, 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 of population using safely managed sanitation in Kenya peaked at 35.8% 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 of population using safely managed sanitation in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 35.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 35.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 20.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.3% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 106 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 110 Mozambique 33.9% compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% 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 of population using safely managed sanitation in Kenya?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kenya was 35.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Kenya ranks 108th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.