People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 89.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Egypt, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 89.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Egypt peaked at 89.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 13th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.8% | — |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 75.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 83.8% | 89.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Egypt was 89.4% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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