People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 96.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Egypt peaked at 98.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 70th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.6% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Egypt?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Egypt was 96.3% 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, rural recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.