Forest area in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area was 4,110 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Egypt stood at 4,110 hectares. 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 in Egypt peaked at 4,110 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,910 hectares, 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 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,910 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,927 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,944 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,961 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,978 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,995 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,012 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4,029 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,046 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4,063 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4,080 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,086 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,092 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,098 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4,104 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4,110 hectares | +0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,110 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million hectares, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,110 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,910 hectares | 3,910 hectares | 3,910 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,986 hectares | 3,910 hectares | 4,063 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,080 hectares | 4,080 hectares | 4,080 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,095 hectares | 4,080 hectares | 4,110 hectares | 6 |
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 forest area in Egypt?
- Forest area in Egypt was 4,110 hectares 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 forest area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,110 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,910 hectares in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area?
- Egypt ranks 206th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.