Share using safely managed sanitation in Egypt
Egypt: Share using safely managed sanitation was 57.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.34
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
81st
of 150 countries
All-time high
57.34
in 2024
All-time low
26.81
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share using safely managed sanitation in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share using safely managed sanitation in Egypt stood at 57.34. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed sanitation in Egypt peaked at 57.34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.81, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 81st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed sanitation in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.81 | — |
| 2001 | 26.9 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.99 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.08 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.47 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.86 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.26 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.64 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.03 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.42 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.81 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.2 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 30.59 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.98 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.37 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.77 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.09 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 36.54 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 39.17 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 41.93 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 44.81 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 47.82 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 50.95 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 54.22 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 57.34 | +5.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 57.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.32, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 57.34 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.51, 78% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.85 | 26.81 | 29.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.65 | 29.81 | 41.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.03 | 44.81 | 57.34 | 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 using safely managed sanitation in Egypt?
- Share using safely managed sanitation in Egypt was 57.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 57.34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.81 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for share using safely managed sanitation?
- Egypt ranks 81st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.8%. 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 using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).