Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0083 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0083 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0351 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0083 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Egypt is 0.0083 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0351 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 38th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0243 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0083 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0083 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0061 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0195 Square kilometres per person | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 35 Peru 0.0094 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Sweden 0.0093 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Tajikistan 0.0092 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 0.0078 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Faroe Islands 0.0075 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Iraq 0.0073 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 — other areas, per capita in Egypt?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Egypt was 0.0083 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0351 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.