Proportion of population using surface water in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of population using surface water was 0.0065 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using surface water in Egypt, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0065 for proportion of population using surface water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using surface water in Egypt peaked at 0.046 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0065, in 2024.
That places Egypt 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.0385 | 0.0311 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 | 0.0148 | 0.0295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 | 0.0065 | 0.0132 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 9 Jordan 0.06 compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 0.0282 compare
- 11 Oman 0.0242 compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0024 compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 0
- 14 State of Palestine 0 compare
- 14 Lebanon 0 compare
- 14 Kuwait 0
- 14 Morocco 0 compare
- 14 Bahrain 0
- 14 Qatar 0
More population data for Egypt
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11.08 million (2100)
- Population density 202.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.73 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 238,014 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using surface water in Egypt?
- Proportion of population using surface water in Egypt was 0.0065 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using surface water recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.046 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using surface water recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of population using surface water?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using surface water rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using surface water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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