Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Egypt
Egypt: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 98.06 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.06
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
128th
of 224 countries
All-time high
99.44
in 2000
All-time low
98.06
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Egypt stood at 98.06. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Egypt peaked at 99.44 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.06, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 128th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.18 | 98.92 | 99.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6 | 98.34 | 98.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.17 | 98.06 | 98.28 | 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)
- 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 share of the population using improved water sources wash in Egypt?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Egypt was 98.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.44 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.06 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Egypt ranks 128th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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