Egypt vs United States of America: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time
- Egypt
- United States of America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 82.97 % against 8.88 % in United States of America, a difference of 74.09 %.
That makes Egypt's figure about 9.3 times United States of America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.45 % | 6.6 % | 79.84 % | Egypt |
| 2000s | 84.8 % | 7.82 % | 76.98 % | Egypt |
| 2010s | 82.84 % | 8.51 % | 74.33 % | Egypt |
| 2020s | 82.91 % | 8.88 % | 74.03 % | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Egypt or United States of America?
- Egypt, at 82.97 % against 8.88 % in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Egypt and United States of America?
- 74.09 %, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Egypt ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 12th of 174 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
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.