Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 57.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Kenya, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Kenya stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 278.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Kenya peaked at 57.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2011.
Kenya ranks 64th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 15.2% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 38.4% | 57.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 61 Yemen, Republic of 63.3% compare
- 62 Kiribati 62.2% compare
- 63 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 58.3% compare
- 65 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 51.9% compare
- 66 Djibouti 50.7% compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 48.5% compare
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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Kenya?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Kenya was 57.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 278.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).