Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Egypt
Egypt: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 17.03 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Egypt, 1990–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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
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.