Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 97 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt stood at 97 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt peaked at 99 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97 %, in 2022.
That places Egypt 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 % | — |
| 2001 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 % | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 97 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 97 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97 %, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7 % | 98 % | 99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4 % | 97 % | 98 % | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt was 97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 % in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Egypt ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.