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.
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 |
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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.