Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt peaked at 0 sq. km per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 210th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0 sq. km per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0 sq. km per person | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0 sq. km per person | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0 sq. km per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0 sq. km per person | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0 sq. km per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 sq. km per person, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt was 0 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.