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 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 94.91 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 22.58 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 955 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 77.42 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,274 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.25 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (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 96th out of 201 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.