Kenya - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Kenya was 31.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 31.58 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.49 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 29.49
2001 29.71
2002 29.83
2003 29.94
2004 30.05
2005 30.16
2006 30.26
2007 30.37
2008 30.47
2009 30.57
2010 30.67
2011 30.77
2012 30.87
2013 30.96
2014 31.06
2015 31.15
2016 31.24
2017 31.33
2018 31.41
2019 31.50
2020 31.58

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Kenya was 35.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 35.65 in 2014, while its lowest value was 34.87 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 34.87
2001 35.20
2002 35.26
2003 35.32
2004 35.38
2005 35.43
2006 35.47
2007 35.51
2008 35.54
2009 35.57
2010 35.60
2011 35.62
2012 35.63
2013 35.64
2014 35.65
2015 35.65
2016 35.64
2017 35.63
2018 35.61
2019 35.59
2020 35.57

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Kenya was 32.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 32.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 30.56 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 30.56
2001 30.82
2002 30.95
2003 31.07
2004 31.18
2005 31.30
2006 31.41
2007 31.52
2008 31.63
2009 31.73
2010 31.83
2011 31.93
2012 32.03
2013 32.12
2014 32.21
2015 32.30
2016 32.39
2017 32.47
2018 32.55
2019 32.63
2020 32.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention