Forest area in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area was 70,600 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Egypt, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, forest area in Egypt stood at 70,600 hectares. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Egypt peaked at 70,600 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44,000 hectares, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 47th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Forest area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44,000 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 45,500 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 47,000 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 48,500 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 50,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 51,500 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 53,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 54,500 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 56,000 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 57,500 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 59,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 60,600 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 62,200 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 63,800 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 65,400 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 67,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 67,600 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 68,200 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 68,800 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 69,400 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 70,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 70,600 hectares | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 70,600 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.98 million hectares, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 70,600 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 619,700 hectares, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,750 hectares | 44,000 hectares | 57,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,200 hectares | 59,000 hectares | 69,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,300 hectares | 70,000 hectares | 70,600 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Egypt?
- Forest area in Egypt was 70,600 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 70,600 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.