Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0087 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0087 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
102nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0361 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0087 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Egypt is 0.0087 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0361 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Egypt 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0361 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.025 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0087 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 70% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0087 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0096 Square kilometres per person, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | 0.0361 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 99 Cuba 0.0094 Square kilometres per person compare
- 100 Malaysia 0.0094 Square kilometres per person compare
- 101 Austria 0.009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 103 Portugal 0.0087 Square kilometres per person compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 0.0085 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 0.0081 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Egypt?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Egypt was 0.0087 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0361 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.