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

Latest (2017)
88.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 97 countries
All-time high
94.4%
in 2000
All-time low
88.8%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Egypt, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 94.42001: 94.12002: 93.82003: 93.42004: 93.12005: 92.82006: 92.42007: 92.12008: 91.82009: 91.42010: 91.12011: 90.82012: 90.42013: 90.12014: 89.82015: 89.42016: 89.12017: 88.8

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Egypt, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.9% 91.4% 94.4% 10
2010s 89.9% 88.8% 91.1% 8

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 22 North Macedonia 89.8% compare
  2. 23 Armenia 89.3% compare
  3. 24 Saint Lucia 88.8% compare
  4. 26 Iraq 88.0% compare
  5. 27 Paraguay 86.9% compare
  6. 28 Jamaica 83.2% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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