People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 90.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 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 90.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt peaked at 90.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 12th 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, rural (% of rural) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 68.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 81.4% | 90.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt was 90.5% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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