Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 3,410 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Egypt stood at 3,410 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Egypt peaked at 3,410 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,380 hectares, in 1990.
That places Egypt 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,380 hectares | 3,380 hectares | 3,380 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,380 hectares | 3,380 hectares | 3,380 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,380 hectares | 3,380 hectares | 3,380 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,395 hectares | 3,380 hectares | 3,410 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 157 Central African Republic 3,970 hectares compare
- 158 Isle of Man 3,500 hectares compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 3,450 hectares compare
- 161 Marshall Islands 3,080 hectares compare
- 163 Comoros 1,760 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Egypt?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Egypt was 3,410 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3,410 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,380 hectares in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Egypt ranks 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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