Share rural basic handwashing in Egypt
Egypt: Share rural basic handwashing was 94.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.21
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
18th
of 113 countries
All-time high
94.21
in 2024
All-time low
52.93
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 94.21 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Egypt peaked at 94.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.93, in 2000.
That places Egypt 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share rural basic handwashing in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.93 | — |
| 2001 | 54.65 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 56.37 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 58.09 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 59.81 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 61.53 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 63.25 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 64.97 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 66.69 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 68.41 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 70.13 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 71.85 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 73.57 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 75.29 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 77.01 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 78.73 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 80.45 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 82.17 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 83.89 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 85.61 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 87.33 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 89.05 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 90.77 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 92.49 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 94.21 | +1.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 94.21 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 94.21 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.59, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.67 | 52.93 | 68.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.87 | 70.13 | 85.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.77 | 87.33 | 94.21 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in Egypt?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Egypt was 94.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.21 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.93 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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