Safely managed drinking water in Egypt
78.9% of people in Egypt used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Egypt, 2024
78.9%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
78th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Egypt over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.9% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 78.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 73.0%, the figure has changed by +5.9 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Egypt has the 78th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.