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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,322 people | — |
| 2001 | 32,783 people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 32,201 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 31,579 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 30,908 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 30,186 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 29,402 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 28,580 people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 27,723 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 26,828 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25,895 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 24,962 people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 24,024 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 23,042 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 21,991 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 20,840 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 19,614 people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 18,311 people | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 16,921 people | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 15,441 people | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 13,881 people | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 12,247 people | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 10,560 people | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 8,841 people | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 7,069 people | -20.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 7,069 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 7,069 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,275 people, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.