Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Egypt
Egypt: Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
105th
of 175 countries
All-time high
986,168
in 2000
All-time low
0
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0 for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Egypt peaked at 986,168 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
That places Egypt 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 986,168 | — |
| 2001 | 951,551 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 914,900 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 876,280 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 835,450 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 792,296 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 746,612 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 698,964 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 649,395 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 597,778 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 544,084 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 488,943 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 432,034 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 372,376 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 309,483 | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 242,927 | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 173,151 | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 100,181 | -42.1% |
| 2018 | 24,086 | -76.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 504.45. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 24,086 | 0 |
| 2018 | -76.0% | 100,181 | 24,086 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 804,939 | 597,778 | 986,168 | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,726 | 0 | 544,084 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 102 Tonga 67.34 compare
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- 104 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.99 compare
- 105 Albania 0 compare
- 105 Algeria 0 compare
- 105 Andorra 0
- 105 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 105 Austria 0
- 105 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 105 Belarus 0
- 105 Belgium 0
- 105 Bhutan 0 compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 105 Brazil 0 compare
- 105 Bulgaria 0
- 105 Canada 0
- 105 Chile 0 compare
- 105 China 0 compare
- 105 Cyprus 0
- 105 Czechia 0
- 105 Denmark 0
- 105 Estonia 0
- 105 Eswatini 0 compare
- 105 Falkland Islands 0
- 105 Fiji 0 compare
- 105 Finland 0
- 105 France 0
- 105 Gambia 0 compare
- 105 Georgia 0 compare
- 105 Germany 0
- 105 Greece 0 compare
- 105 Guyana 0 compare
- 105 Hungary 0
- 105 Iceland 0
- 105 Iraq 0 compare
- 105 Ireland 0
- 105 Israel 0
- 105 Italy 0
- 105 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 105 Latvia 0
- 105 Lithuania 0
- 105 Luxembourg 0
- 105 Maldives 0 compare
- 105 Malta 0
- 105 Mexico 0 compare
- 105 Morocco 0 compare
- 105 Nepal 0 compare
- 105 Netherlands 0
- 105 New Zealand 0
- 105 North Korea 0
- 105 Norway 0
- 105 Oman 0 compare
- 105 Palau 0
- 105 Poland 0
- 105 Portugal 0
- 105 Romania 0
- 105 Russia 0
- 105 Slovakia 0
- 105 South Africa 0 compare
- 105 Spain 0
- 105 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 105 Sweden 0
- 105 Switzerland 0
- 105 Thailand 0 compare
- 105 Tokelau 0 compare
- 105 Tunisia 0 compare
- 105 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 105 United Arab Emirates 0
- 105 United Kingdom 0
- 105 United States 0
- 105 Uruguay 0 compare
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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 sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Egypt?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Egypt was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 986,168 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas?
- Egypt ranks 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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