Egypt vs Iran: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Egypt

19.36 hectares

in 2024

Iran

16.91 hectares

in 2024

Egypt rank

137th

Iran rank

140th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Egypt currently reports 19.36 hectares against 16.91 hectares in Iran, a difference of 2.45 hectares.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Iran ahead.

Egypt ranks 137th and Iran ranks 140th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.