Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 68.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita 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 with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Kenya is 68.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 68.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 195th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 40.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 52.0% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 63.7% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 192 Sudan 69.7% compare
- 193 Cote d'Ivoire 68.8% compare
- 194 Afghanistan 68.6% compare
- 196 Mauritania 68.1% compare
- 197 Mali 67.6% compare
- 198 Lesotho 67.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 109.76 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Kenya was 68.4% 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 with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 195th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.