Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Egypt
Egypt: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
264,168 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Egypt is 0 people, measured 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 usage in urban areas in Egypt peaked at 264,168 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 264,168 people | — |
| 2001 | 257,222 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 249,779 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 241,854 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 233,379 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 224,320 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 214,615 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 204,081 people | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 192,912 people | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 181,307 people | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 169,249 people | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 156,966 people | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 144,184 people | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 130,864 people | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 116,850 people | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 101,983 people | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 86,424 people | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 70,243 people | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 53,376 people | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 35,810 people | -32.9% |
| 2020 | 17,570 people | -50.9% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,073 people. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 17,570 people | 0 people |
| 2020 | -50.9% | 35,810 people | 17,570 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 226,364 people | 181,307 people | 264,168 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,595 people | 35,810 people | 169,249 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,514 people | 0 people | 17,570 people | 5 |
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- 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 usage in urban areas in Egypt?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Egypt was 0 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 264,168 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Egypt ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.