Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.1% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Egypt ranks 49th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 46 Vietnam 0.2% compare
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- 50 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 52 Italy 0.1% 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 change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.