People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 99.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2017
All-time low
95.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt peaked at 99.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 8th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.2% | — |
| 2001 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 95.2% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.7% | 99.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 Ukraine 99.8% compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.7% compare
- 7 Maldives 99.6% compare
- 9 Armenia 99.2% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 99.1% compare
- 11 Palestine, State of 99.1% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
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 99.4% 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 99.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Egypt ranks 8th 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 2.6%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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