Annual afforestation in Egypt
Egypt: Annual afforestation was 30 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Egypt stood at 30 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Egypt peaked at 30 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Egypt 61st out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 30 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 58 Comoros 100 hectares per year compare
- 59 Croatia 80 hectares per year compare
- 60 Djibouti 50 hectares per year compare
- 61 Cyprus 30 hectares per year compare
- 63 Switzerland 20 hectares per year compare
- 64 Jamaica 10 hectares per year compare
- 64 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10 hectares per year compare
- 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4584 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 20.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0674 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1169 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5385 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Egypt?
- Annual afforestation in Egypt was 30 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for annual afforestation?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.