Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Egypt
Egypt: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2000
All-time low
96.3%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Egypt stood at 96.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Egypt peaked at 98.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 72nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 96.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 96.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.6% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Egypt?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Egypt was 96.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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