People not using improved drinking water sources in Egypt
Egypt: People not using improved drinking water sources was 2.26 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Egypt stood at 2.26 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Egypt peaked at 2.26 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 406,772 people, in 2000.
That places Egypt 31st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 406,772 people | — |
| 2001 | 458,476 people | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 512,092 people | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 567,710 people | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 625,247 people | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 684,630 people | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 745,643 people | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 808,556 people | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 873,617 people | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 941,047 people | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million people | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million people | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million people | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million people | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million people | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million people | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million people | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million people | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million people | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million people | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.87 million people | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.97 million people | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.06 million people | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 2.16 million people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.26 million people | +4.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.26 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.26 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,032 people, 41.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662,379 people | 406,772 people | 941,047 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million people | 1.87 million people | 2.26 million 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Egypt?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Egypt was 2.26 million 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,772 people in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.