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Telephone faults in Kenya

Kenya: Telephone faults was 14.77 per 100 mainlines in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
14.77 per 100 mainlines
Change on year
up 303.6%
World rank
28th
of 44 countries
All-time high
220.9 per 100 mainlines
in 2000
All-time low
3.66 per 100 mainlines
in 2010
Years of data
18
1993–2011

Telephone faults in Kenya, 1993–2011

0501001502001993200220111993: 220 per 100 mainlines1994: 196 per 100 mainlines1995: 184.7 per 100 mainlines1996: 192.7 per 100 mainlines1997: 175 per 100 mainlines1998: 156 per 100 mainlines1999: 144 per 100 mainlines2000: 220.9 per 100 mainlines2002: 149 per 100 mainlines2003: 149.1 per 100 mainlines2004: 130.4 per 100 mainlines2005: 145.4 per 100 mainlines2006: 70.1 per 100 mainlines2007: 25.4 per 100 mainlines2008: 28.2 per 100 mainlines2009: 26.1 per 100 mainlines2010: 3.7 per 100 mainlines2011: 14.8 per 100 mainlines

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 14.77 per 100 mainlines for telephone faults in 2011.

That represents a change of up 303.6% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, telephone faults in Kenya peaked at 220.9 per 100 mainlines in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.66 per 100 mainlines, in 2010.

Kenya ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 181.2 per 100 mainlines 144 per 100 mainlines 220 per 100 mainlines 7
2000s 104.96 per 100 mainlines 25.4 per 100 mainlines 220.9 per 100 mainlines 9
2010s 9.21 per 100 mainlines 3.66 per 100 mainlines 14.77 per 100 mainlines 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 25 Cote d'Ivoire 20.11 per 100 mainlines compare
  2. 26 Burkina Faso 18.35 per 100 mainlines compare
  3. 27 Lesotho 15 per 100 mainlines compare
  4. 29 Gabon 13.43 per 100 mainlines compare
  5. 30 Madagascar 9.07 per 100 mainlines compare
  6. 31 Benin 6 per 100 mainlines compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is telephone faults in Kenya?
Telephone faults in Kenya was 14.77 per 100 mainlines in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 220.9 per 100 mainlines in 2000.
What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 3.66 per 100 mainlines in 2010.
How does Kenya rank for telephone faults?
Kenya ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
Is telephone faults rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines)
Unit
per 100 mainlines
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 623 data points, 1982–2011
Last refreshed

Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.