Change forest area share total in Egypt
Egypt: Change forest area share total was 0.146 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Egypt is 0.146, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Egypt peaked at 0.4329 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
That places Egypt 50th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4329 | — |
| 2002 | 0.431 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4292 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4274 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4255 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4237 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4219 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4202 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4184 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4167 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0.1468 | — |
| 2022 | 0.1466 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1464 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1462 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.146 | -0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.146 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -100.0% | 0.4167 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.383 | 0 | 0.4329 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0417 | 0 | 0.4167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.122 | 0 | 0.1468 | 6 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Egypt?
- Change forest area share total in Egypt was 0.146 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4329 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for change forest area share total?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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