People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 88.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Egypt stood at 88.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Egypt peaked at 94.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.4% | — |
| 2001 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 91.4% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 88.8% | 91.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Egypt was 88.8% 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): q2 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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