Forest area (sq. km) in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area (sq. km) was 41.1 sq. km in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 41.1 sq. km for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Egypt peaked at 41.1 sq. km in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.1 sq. km, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 195th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.1 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 39.1 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39.3 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.4 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.6 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.8 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.1 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.3 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.5 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.6 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.8 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.9 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.9 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.1 sq. km | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 41.1 sq. km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37,741 sq. km, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 41.1 sq. km is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,053 sq. km, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1 sq. km | 39.1 sq. km | 39.1 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.87 sq. km | 39.1 sq. km | 40.6 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8 sq. km | 40.8 sq. km | 40.8 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.95 sq. km | 40.8 sq. km | 41.1 sq. km | 6 |
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 in Egypt?
- Forest area in Egypt was 41.1 sq. km in 2025, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1 sq. km in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area?
- Egypt ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). 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.