People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural was 88.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt is 88.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt peaked at 95.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 22nd 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: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.4% | — |
| 2001 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 88.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 3.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 88.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.6%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.6% | 91.7% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 88.3% | 91.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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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 88.3% 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 95.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Egypt ranks 22nd 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 down 4.6%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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