Egypt vs World: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Egypt
82.97 %
in 2025
World
7.59 %
in 2025
Egypt rank
11th
World rank
14th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Egypt
  • World
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 82.97 % against 7.59 % in World, a difference of 75.38 %.

That makes Egypt's figure about 10.9 times World's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 11th and World ranks 14th of 191 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt World Difference Ahead
1990s 86.45 % 4.83 % 81.62 % Egypt
2000s 84.8 % 5.8 % 79 % Egypt
2010s 82.84 % 6.8 % 76.04 % Egypt
2020s 82.91 % 7.45 % 75.45 % Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Egypt or World?
Egypt, at 82.97 % against 7.59 % in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Egypt and World?
75.38 %, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and World?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Egypt and World rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Egypt ranks 11th and World ranks 14th of 191 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.