People using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic drinking water services was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 97.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 104 Seychelles 97.7% compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 97.7% compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 97.5% compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 97.3% compare
- 109 Georgia 97.3% compare
- 110 Ireland 97.1% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Egypt was 97.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Egypt ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.