Kenya - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Kenya was 29.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 29.48 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.03 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 27.03
2001 27.26
2002 27.39
2003 27.53
2004 27.66
2005 27.78
2006 27.91
2007 28.04
2008 28.16
2009 28.28
2010 28.40
2011 28.52
2012 28.63
2013 28.75
2014 28.86
2015 28.97
2016 29.08
2017 29.19
2018 29.30
2019 29.40
2020 29.48

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention