Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Egypt stood at 78.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Egypt peaked at 78.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2001.
Egypt ranks 85th of 150 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 | 67.4% | 65.3% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 70.7% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 76.6% | 78.9% | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 100.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.49 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 16.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Egypt?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Egypt was 78.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Egypt ranks 85th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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