Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Egypt

Access to basic sanitation in Egypt in 2024 — 97.1%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.1 pp.

2024 97.1% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 84of 193
Period maximum 97.1%2024
Period minimum 92%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Egypt, 2000–202490929496982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 92%2001: 92.2%2002: 92.4%2003: 92.6%2004: 92.8%2005: 93%2006: 93.3%2007: 93.5%2008: 93.7%2009: 93.9%2010: 94.1%2011: 94.3%2012: 94.5%2013: 94.7%2014: 94.9%2015: 95.2%2016: 95.4%2017: 95.6%2018: 95.8%2019: 96%2020: 96.2%2021: 96.4%2022: 96.6%2023: 96.9%2024: 97.1%
Change over the period: +5.1 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 97.1%
World 82.2%
Northern Africa computed 87.9%
Access to basic sanitation — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.1 +0.2 pp
2023 96.9 +0.2 pp
2022 96.6 +0.2 pp
2021 96.4 +0.2 pp
2020 96.2 +0.2 pp
2019 96 +0.2 pp
2018 95.8 +0.2 pp
2017 95.6 +0.2 pp
2016 95.4 +0.2 pp
2015 95.2 +0.2 pp
2014 94.9 +0.2 pp
2013 94.7 +0.2 pp
2012 94.5 +0.2 pp
2011 94.3 +0.2 pp
2010 94.1 +0.2 pp
2009 93.9 +0.2 pp
2008 93.7 +0.2 pp
2007 93.5 +0.2 pp
2006 93.3 +0.2 pp
2005 93 +0.2 pp
2004 92.8 +0.2 pp
2003 92.6 +0.2 pp
2002 92.4 +0.2 pp
2001 92.2 +0.2 pp
2000 92

Northern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.