People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.018 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.018 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0216 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.018 people per person, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 110th of 214 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0216 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0214 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0213 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.021 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0208 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0207 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0204 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.02 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0197 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0194 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.019 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0189 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0187 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0186 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0182 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.018 people per person | -1.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.018 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.018 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 6.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0209 people per person | 0.0202 people per person | 0.0216 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0195 people per person | 0.0189 people per person | 0.0201 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0184 people per person | 0.018 people per person | 0.0187 people per person | 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Egypt?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Egypt was 0.018 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0216 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 people per person in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 110th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.