People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Egypt
Egypt: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 49.72 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Egypt is 49.72 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Egypt peaked at 67.96 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.72 million people, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 11th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.49 million people | — |
| 2001 | 54.57 million people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 55.66 million people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 56.77 million people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.64 million people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.50 million people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 59.33 million people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 60.14 million people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.94 million people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.76 million people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.61 million people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.58 million people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.66 million people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 65.80 million people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 66.93 million people | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 67.96 million people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 66.99 million people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.81 million people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 64.29 million people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 62.46 million people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 60.33 million people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 57.90 million people | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 55.24 million people | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 52.43 million people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 49.72 million people | -5.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 49.72 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.24 million people, 5.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 49.72 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.48 million people, 20.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.88 million people | 53.49 million people | 61.76 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.11 million people | 62.46 million people | 67.96 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.12 million people | 49.72 million people | 60.33 million people | 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Egypt?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Egypt was 49.72 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 67.96 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.72 million people in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.