Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt
Egypt: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt is 1.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 113th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.4%, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 6.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 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 of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt was 1.8% 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Egypt ranks 113th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.