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.
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 |
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- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 496.65 SLC (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 720.22 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,468 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2.03 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 425,501 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1.60 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.8798 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0727 Mt CO2e (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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