People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 87.2% 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 87.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt peaked at 99.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, 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, rural (% of rural) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.7% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 93.2% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 87.2% | 92.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 29 Dominican Republic 90.8% compare
- 30 North Macedonia 90.5% compare
- 31 Iraq 88.4% compare
- 33 Algeria 87.0% compare
- 34 El Salvador 86.8% compare
- 35 Colombia 85.4% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
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 87.2% 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 99.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Egypt ranks 32nd 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 8.0%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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