People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 99.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. 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 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Egypt peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 15th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.2% | — |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.2% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.1% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Egypt was 99.9% 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, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.