Forest area km in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area km was 4,110 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,110
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
206th
of 235 countries
All-time high
4,110
in 2025
All-time low
3,910
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Egypt stood at 4,110. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Egypt peaked at 4,110 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,910, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 206th of 235 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 km in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,910 | — |
| 1991 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,910 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,927 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,944 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,961 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,978 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,995 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,012 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4,029 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,046 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4,063 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4,080 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,080 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,086 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,092 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,098 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4,104 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4,110 | +0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,110 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,110 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,910 | 3,910 | 3,910 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,986 | 3,910 | 4,063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,080 | 4,080 | 4,080 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,095 | 4,080 | 4,110 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 forest area km in Egypt?
- Forest area km in Egypt was 4,110 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,110 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,910 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area km?
- Egypt ranks 206th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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