People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 99.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt peaked at 99.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 4th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 94.0% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.2% | 99.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt was 99.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Egypt ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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