People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Egypt
Egypt: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 24.54 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Egypt stood at 24.54 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Egypt peaked at 26.31 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.54 million people, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 18th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.36 million people | — |
| 2001 | 25.93 million people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 26.02 million people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.10 million people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 26.17 million people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 26.22 million people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26.24 million people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 26.23 million people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.21 million people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 26.19 million people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 26.17 million people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 26.19 million people | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.23 million people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.28 million people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.31 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.28 million people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.22 million people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.14 million people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.02 million people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.85 million people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 25.62 million people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 25.35 million people | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 25.06 million people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 24.80 million people | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 24.54 million people | -1.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 24.54 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.56 million people, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 24.54 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.16 million people, 11.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.07 million people | 25.36 million people | 26.24 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.17 million people | 25.85 million people | 26.31 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.08 million people | 24.54 million people | 25.62 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 15 Mozambique 25.09 million people compare
- 16 Madagascar 24.91 million people compare
- 17 Nepal 24.76 million people compare
- 19 Brazil 24.12 million people compare
- 20 Myanmar 21.95 million people compare
- 21 South Africa 20.48 million people compare
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 safely managed drinking water sources in Egypt?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Egypt was 24.54 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.31 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.54 million people in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.