Population using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt
Egypt: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 64th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.6% | — |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 94.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 94.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 94.9% | 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 sanitation services in Egypt?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt was 94.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Egypt ranks 64th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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