Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Egypt
Egypt: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 38.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
38.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 240 countries
All-time high
38.75
in 2010
All-time low
30.63
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 38.75 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 terrestrial biodiversity sites in Egypt peaked at 38.75 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.63, in 2000.
That places Egypt 146th out of 240 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 terrestrial biodiversity sites in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.63 | — |
| 2001 | 30.63 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.63 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.34 | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 36.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.28 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 38.28 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.28 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.75 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 38.75 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 38.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.74, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4 | 30.63 | 38.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.75 | 38.75 | 38.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.75 | 38.75 | 38.75 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 143 Dominica 40 compare
- 143 Kiribati 40 compare
- 145 Costa Rica 39.48 compare
- 147 United States 38.44 compare
- 148 Switzerland 37.69 compare
- 149 Bangladesh 37.53 compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Egypt?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Egypt was 38.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 38.75 in 2010.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.63 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Egypt ranks 146th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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