Rural without improved sanitation in Egypt
Egypt: Rural without improved sanitation was 2.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.09 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
49th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.09 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.26 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rural without improved sanitation in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without improved sanitation in Egypt stood at 2.09 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Egypt peaked at 2.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 2000.
That places Egypt 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.26 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.29 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.77 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.89 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.96 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.09 million | +1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.09 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.09 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27,708, 75.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 million | 1.26 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million | 1.56 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million | 1.96 million | 2.09 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 rural without improved sanitation in Egypt?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Egypt was 2.09 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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