Consumption-based deforestation per person in Egypt
Egypt: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 0.7255 square meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Egypt, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based deforestation per person in Egypt is 0.7255 square meters, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Egypt peaked at 1.65 square meters in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7255 square meters, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 147th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Egypt, year by year
| Year | square meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9746 square meters | — |
| 2006 | 0.8248 square meters | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.13 square meters | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 1.24 square meters | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.57 square meters | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 1.29 square meters | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 1.42 square meters | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.58 square meters | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 1.65 square meters | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.56 square meters | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.49 square meters | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.47 square meters | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3 square meters | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 square meters | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 1.04 square meters | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.17 square meters | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.07 square meters | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8718 square meters | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7255 square meters | -16.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7255 square meters is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 square meters, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7255 square meters is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93 square meters, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 square meters | 0.8248 square meters | 1.57 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.38 square meters | 1.04 square meters | 1.65 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9588 square meters | 0.7255 square meters | 1.17 square meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based deforestation per person in Egypt?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Egypt was 0.7255 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 square meters in 2013.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7255 square meters in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Egypt ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.