Kenya - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Kenya was 51.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 51.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 37.42 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 37.42
2001 38.16
2002 38.90
2003 39.63
2004 40.36
2005 41.09
2006 41.82
2007 42.55
2008 43.27
2009 43.99
2010 44.71
2011 45.43
2012 46.14
2013 46.85
2014 47.56
2015 48.27
2016 48.98
2017 49.68
2018 50.38
2019 51.08
2020 51.78

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Kenya was 86.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.98 in 2020, while its lowest value was 86.89 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 86.89
2001 86.89
2002 86.89
2003 86.90
2004 86.90
2005 86.91
2006 86.91
2007 86.92
2008 86.92
2009 86.93
2010 86.93
2011 86.94
2012 86.94
2013 86.94
2014 86.95
2015 86.95
2016 86.96
2017 86.96
2018 86.97
2019 86.97
2020 86.98

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Kenya was 61.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 61.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.26 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 47.26
2001 48.02
2002 48.78
2003 49.53
2004 50.28
2005 51.02
2006 51.76
2007 52.50
2008 53.22
2009 53.95
2010 54.66
2011 55.38
2012 56.09
2013 56.79
2014 57.50
2015 58.20
2016 58.89
2017 59.58
2018 60.27
2019 60.95
2020 61.63

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention