People using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt is 97.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt peaked at 97.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 86th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 92.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.1% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 97.1% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 5.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Egypt was 97.1% 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 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (% of 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.