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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +6.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 48.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 48.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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