People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 89.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Egypt, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 89.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Egypt peaked at 99.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 32nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.6% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 94.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.5% | 93.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Egypt was 89.5% 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): q3 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Egypt ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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