Share of annual global forest expansion in Egypt
Egypt: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
70th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Share of annual global forest expansion in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Egypt stood at 0.0%.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Egypt peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 70th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- 71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 73 Bahrain 0.0%
- 73 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 73 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 73 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 73 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 73 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 73 Finland 0.0% compare
- 73 Gambia 0.0%
- 73 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 73 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 73 Greenland 0.0%
- 73 Guyana 0.0%
- 73 Iran 0.0%
- 73 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 73 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 73 Jersey 0.0%
- 73 Jordan 0.0%
- 73 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 73 Lebanon 0.0%
- 73 Libya 0.0%
- 73 Malawi 0.0%
- 73 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 73 Monaco 0.0%
- 73 Namibia 0.0%
- 73 Nauru 0.0%
- 73 Oman 0.0%
- 73 Qatar 0.0%
- 73 San Marino 0.0%
- 73 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 73 Somalia 0.0%
- 73 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0%
- 73 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 73 Tanzania 0.0%
- 73 Tokelau 0.0%
- 73 Vatican 0.0%
- 73 Yemen 0.0%
- 73 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Egypt?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Egypt was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.