Egypt vs Ireland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Egypt
82.97 %
in 2025
Ireland
85.91 %
in 2025
Egypt rank
11th
Ireland rank
9th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Egypt
  • Ireland
020406080199020072025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 85.91 % against 82.97 % in Egypt, a difference of 2.94 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 9th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 86.45 % 84.73 % 1.72 % Egypt
2000s 84.8 % 87.88 % 3.08 % Ireland
2010s 82.84 % 87.38 % 4.54 % Ireland
2020s 82.91 % 85.89 % 2.99 % Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Egypt or Ireland?
Ireland, at 85.91 % against 82.97 % in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Egypt and Ireland?
2.94 %, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Egypt ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 9th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.