Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Egypt
Egypt: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 44.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 44.4% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Egypt peaked at 44.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 44.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 44.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.4%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 26.9% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Egypt?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Egypt was 44.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Egypt ranks 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).