Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5.9% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Kenya peaked at 16.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 38th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Kenya?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Kenya was 5.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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