People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Egypt stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Egypt peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 61st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.6% | — |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 94.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 94.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Egypt was 94.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.