Population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt
Egypt: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt stood at 48.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 48th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 21.6% | 20.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.1% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 37.4% | 48.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4584 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 20.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0674 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1169 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5385 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt was 48.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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