Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Egypt
Egypt: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 801.56 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Egypt, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from modis in Egypt is 801.56 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Egypt peaked at 801.56 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 568.14 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Egypt 35th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 725.74 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 715.4 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 699.58 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 672.62 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 640.84 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 616.36 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 617.73 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 626.51 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 615.44 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 597.88 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 585.29 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 573.21 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 568.14 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 569.94 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 575.57 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 570.77 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 570.41 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 576.68 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 592.21 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 642.89 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 694.68 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 731.27 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 783.55 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 801.56 1000 ha | +2.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 801.56 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107.96 1000 ha, 7.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 801.56 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.67 1000 ha, 17.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 658.91 1000 ha | 615.44 1000 ha | 725.74 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 578.01 1000 ha | 568.14 1000 ha | 597.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 730.79 1000 ha | 642.89 1000 ha | 801.56 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Egypt?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Egypt was 801.56 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 801.56 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 568.14 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.