Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Egypt
Egypt: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 98.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt is 98.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 120th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.8% | — |
| 2001 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.7%, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Egypt was 98.2% 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Egypt ranks 120th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.