People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 2.09 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Egypt stood at 2.09 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 2.09 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.58 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 101st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.58 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.61 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.63 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.65 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.72 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.74 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.76 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.78 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.83 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.86 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.92 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.95 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.97 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.02 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.04 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.06 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.07 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.08 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.09 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.09 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.09 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 people per square kilometre | 1.58 people per square kilometre | 1.78 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 people per square kilometre | 1.8 people per square kilometre | 2.04 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 people per square kilometre | 2.06 people per square kilometre | 2.09 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 98 Guam 2.47 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Gabon 2.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Tonga 2.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 102 Brazil 2.07 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Cuba 2.05 people per square kilometre compare
- 104 French Polynesia 2.01 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Egypt?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Egypt was 2.09 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.