Egypt, Arab Rep. vs Iran, Islamic Rep.: Annual forest expansion
Egypt, Arab Rep.
30 hectares per year
in 2020
Iran, Islamic Rep.
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Egypt, Arab Rep. rank
70th
Iran, Islamic Rep. rank
73rd
Annual forest expansion over time
- Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Iran, Islamic Rep.
How they compare
Egypt, Arab Rep. currently reports 30 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Iran, Islamic Rep., a difference of 30 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 70th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 73rd of 110 countries.
Egypt, Arab Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000s | 170 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 170 hectares per year | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2020s | 30 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Egypt, Arab Rep. or Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- Egypt, Arab Rep., at 30 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Iran, Islamic Rep. as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Egypt, Arab Rep. and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- 30 hectares per year, with Egypt, Arab Rep. ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Rep. and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Egypt, Arab Rep. and Iran, Islamic Rep. rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 70th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 73rd of 110 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 forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).