Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 0.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 157th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Egypt?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Egypt was 0.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Egypt ranks 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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