Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Egypt
Egypt: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Egypt stood at 98.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Egypt peaked at 99.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.7% | — |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 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 share of urban population using at least basic water services in Egypt?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Egypt was 98.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Egypt ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.