Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Egypt
Egypt: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 67.14 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Egypt, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Egypt is 67.14 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Egypt peaked at 67.14 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.49 1000 ha, in 1995.
That places Egypt 161st out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.68 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 24.92 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 25.17 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.49 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 24.65 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 25.06 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 25.88 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 26.41 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 26.99 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 29.15 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 30.78 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 32.47 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 34.48 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 35.97 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 37.52 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 39.31 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 40.46 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 41.62 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 42.74 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 43.8 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 45.36 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 47.52 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 49.72 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 51.21 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 53.18 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 54.58 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 55.64 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.8 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.12 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 61.74 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 67.14 1000 ha | +8.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 67.14 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,523 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 67.14 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 67.14 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.16 1000 ha | 24.49 1000 ha | 26.41 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 34.88 1000 ha | 26.99 1000 ha | 41.62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.95 1000 ha | 42.74 1000 ha | 55.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.33 1000 ha | 58.12 1000 ha | 67.14 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 158 Martinique 80.54 1000 ha compare
- 159 Luxembourg 75.63 1000 ha compare
- 160 Dominica 69.74 1000 ha compare
- 162 United Arab Emirates 58.66 1000 ha compare
- 163 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 58.53 1000 ha compare
- 164 Saint Lucia 53.08 1000 ha compare
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 tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Egypt?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Egypt was 67.14 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 67.14 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.49 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Egypt ranks 161st out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.