Egypt
Location
- Geographical region: Northern Africa, Africa
- SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 995,450 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 4% agriculture, 0% forest and 96% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 110,990,103 people (2022)
- Population density: 103 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 39% lives in urban areas and 53% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 1,223,044,247,663 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 11,019 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 12% from agriculture, 52% from services and 33% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Egypt
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Egypt, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Egypt, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Egypt, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Egypt (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Egypt, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Egypt (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Egypt, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 18 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 589 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 794 m3 per capita (2017)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Egypt, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Egypt, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Egypt, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Egypt, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Egypt, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Egypt, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Egypt in 2022, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.