Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Egypt

Egypt: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 206.32 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
206.32 1000 ha
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
147th
of 240 countries
All-time high
251.22 1000 ha
in 2013
All-time low
181.95 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Egypt, 2001–2024

01002003002001201220242001: 181.9 1000 ha2002: 198.2 1000 ha2003: 204.2 1000 ha2004: 211.7 1000 ha2005: 219.6 1000 ha2006: 224.7 1000 ha2007: 231.5 1000 ha2008: 235.6 1000 ha2009: 237.2 1000 ha2010: 247.1 1000 ha2011: 249.3 1000 ha2012: 250.3 1000 ha2013: 251.2 1000 ha2014: 251 1000 ha2015: 246.4 1000 ha2016: 227.4 1000 ha2017: 217 1000 ha2018: 210.5 1000 ha2019: 201 1000 ha2020: 188.3 1000 ha2021: 189.3 1000 ha2022: 189.4 1000 ha2023: 196.4 1000 ha2024: 206.3 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Egypt stood at 206.32 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Egypt peaked at 251.22 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 181.95 1000 ha, in 2001.

Egypt ranks 147th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 216.09 1000 ha 181.95 1000 ha 237.25 1000 ha 9
2010s 235.14 1000 ha 200.99 1000 ha 251.22 1000 ha 10
2020s 193.93 1000 ha 188.34 1000 ha 206.32 1000 ha 5

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  4. 148 French Polynesia 205.61 1000 ha compare
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  6. 150 Luxembourg 163.46 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Egypt?
Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Egypt was 206.32 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 251.22 1000 ha in 2013.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 181.95 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Egypt rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
Egypt ranks 147th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.