Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Egypt

Egypt: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 17.03 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17.03 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
232nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
17.16 %
in 2010
All-time low
13.55 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Egypt, 1990–2025

0510151990200720251990: 13.6 %1991: 13.6 %1992: 13.6 %1993: 13.6 %1994: 13.6 %1995: 13.6 %1996: 13.6 %1997: 13.6 %1998: 13.6 %1999: 13.6 %2000: 13.6 %2001: 13.9 %2002: 14.3 %2003: 14.7 %2004: 15 %2005: 15.4 %2006: 15.8 %2007: 16.1 %2008: 16.5 %2009: 16.8 %2010: 17.2 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 17.2 %2013: 17.2 %2014: 17.2 %2015: 17.2 %2016: 17.2 %2017: 17.2 %2018: 17.2 %2019: 17.2 %2020: 17.2 %2021: 17.1 %2022: 17.1 %2023: 17.1 %2024: 17.1 %2025: 17 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 17.03 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Egypt peaked at 17.16 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.55 %, in 1990.

That places Egypt 232nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Egypt, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 13.55 % —
1991 13.55 % +0.0%
1992 13.55 % +0.0%
1993 13.55 % +0.0%
1994 13.55 % +0.0%
1995 13.55 % +0.0%
1996 13.55 % +0.0%
1997 13.55 % +0.0%
1998 13.55 % +0.0%
1999 13.55 % +0.0%
2000 13.55 % +0.0%
2001 13.93 % +2.8%
2002 14.3 % +2.7%
2003 14.67 % +2.6%
2004 15.03 % +2.5%
2005 15.39 % +2.4%
2006 15.75 % +2.3%
2007 16.11 % +2.3%
2008 16.46 % +2.2%
2009 16.81 % +2.1%
2010 17.16 % +2.1%
2011 17.16 % +0.0%
2012 17.16 % +0.0%
2013 17.16 % +0.0%
2014 17.16 % +0.0%
2015 17.16 % +0.0%
2016 17.16 % +0.0%
2017 17.16 % +0.0%
2018 17.16 % +0.0%
2019 17.16 % +0.0%
2020 17.16 % +0.0%
2021 17.13 % -0.2%
2022 17.11 % -0.1%
2023 17.08 % -0.2%
2024 17.06 % -0.1%
2025 17.03 % -0.2%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 17.03 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.03 %, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 17.03 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.93 %, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.55 % 13.55 % 13.55 % 10
2000s 15.2 % 13.55 % 16.81 % 10
2010s 17.16 % 17.16 % 17.16 % 10
2020s 17.09 % 17.03 % 17.16 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Egypt?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Egypt was 17.03 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 17.16 % in 2010.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 13.55 % in 1990.
How does Egypt rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Egypt ranks 232nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.