Kenya - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Kenya was 57.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.91 in 2002, while its lowest value was 57.67 in 2018.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 60.80
2001 60.81
2002 60.91
2003 60.71
2004 60.51
2005 60.31
2006 60.10
2007 59.90
2008 59.70
2009 59.50
2010 59.30
2011 59.09
2012 58.89
2013 58.69
2014 58.49
2015 58.28
2016 58.08
2017 57.88
2018 57.67
2019 57.69
2020 57.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention