Drinking water services in rural areas in Egypt
Egypt: Drinking water services in rural areas was 7,069 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Egypt is 7,069 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Egypt peaked at 33,322 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,069 people, in 2024.
That places Egypt 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,351 people | 26,828 people | 33,322 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,104 people | 15,441 people | 25,895 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,519 people | 7,069 people | 13,881 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4584 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 20.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0674 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1169 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5385 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Egypt?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Egypt was 7,069 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 33,322 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,069 people in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Egypt ranks 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.