Number without basic handwashing in Egypt
Egypt: Number without basic handwashing was 8.97 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.97 million
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
42nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
23.66 million
in 2000
All-time low
8.97 million
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number without basic handwashing in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number without basic handwashing in Egypt stood at 8.97 million. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Egypt peaked at 23.66 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.97 million, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.66 million | — |
| 2001 | 23.39 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 23.09 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.77 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.42 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.04 million | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 21.61 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.16 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.68 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.18 million | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.66 million | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.15 million | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.64 million | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.10 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.52 million | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 16.87 million | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 16.18 million | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 15.44 million | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.64 million | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.79 million | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 12.89 million | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 11.94 million | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 10.96 million | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 9.98 million | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 8.97 million | -10.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 8.97 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 8.97 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 891,231, 10.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.10 million | 20.18 million | 23.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.00 million | 13.79 million | 19.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.95 million | 8.97 million | 12.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Egypt?
- Number without basic handwashing in Egypt was 8.97 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23.66 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.97 million in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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