Forest area as share of land area in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area as share of land area was 0.0041 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Egypt is 0.0041, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Egypt peaked at 0.0041 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0039, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 212th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area as share of land area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0039 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.004 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.004 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.004 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.004 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.004 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0041 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 | 0.0039 | 0.0039 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 | 0.0039 | 0.0041 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 6 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 100.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.49 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 16.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Egypt?
- Forest area as share of land area in Egypt was 0.0041 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Egypt ranks 212th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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