Sanitation facilities usage in Egypt
Egypt: Sanitation facilities usage was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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
Egypt recorded 57.3% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. 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, sanitation facilities usage in Egypt peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 81st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 29.8% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 44.8% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More population data for Egypt
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0962 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1102 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Egypt?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Egypt was 57.3% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Egypt ranks 81st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.