Egypt vs Reunion: Annual change in forest area
Egypt
6 hectares
in 2025
Reunion
16 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
82nd
Reunion rank
79th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Egypt
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 16 hectares against 6 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 10 hectares.
That makes Reunion's figure about 2.7 times Egypt's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Reunion has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Reunion ranks 79th of 235 countries.
Reunion has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | Reunion |
| 2000s | 15.3 hectares | 302 hectares | 286.7 hectares | Reunion |
| 2010s | 1.7 hectares | 317.8 hectares | 316.1 hectares | Reunion |
| 2020s | 5 hectares | 47.33 hectares | 42.33 hectares | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Egypt or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 16 hectares against 6 hectares in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Egypt and Reunion?
- 10 hectares, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Reunion?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Reunion rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Reunion ranks 79th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.