Egypt vs Sweden: Annual change in forest area
Egypt
6 hectares
in 2025
Sweden
0 hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
82nd
Sweden rank
85th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Egypt
- Sweden
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6 hectares against 0 hectares in Sweden, a difference of 6 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 85th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.3 hectares | -7,100 hectares | 7,115 hectares | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.7 hectares | -13,880 hectares | 13,882 hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 5 hectares | -1,533 hectares | 1,538 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Egypt or Sweden?
- Egypt, at 6 hectares against 0 hectares in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Egypt and Sweden?
- 6 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 85th 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.