Share of forest land, Percent in Egypt

Egypt: Share of forest land, Percent was 0.0452 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0452
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
221st
of 224 countries
All-time high
0.0659
in 2010
All-time low
0.0452
in 2016
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of forest land, Percent in Egypt, 1992–2023

00.020.040.061992200720231992: 0.0471993: 0.0491994: 0.051995: 0.0521996: 0.0531997: 0.0551998: 0.0561999: 0.0582000: 0.0592001: 0.062002: 0.0612003: 0.0612004: 0.0622005: 0.0632006: 0.0632007: 0.0642008: 0.0652009: 0.0652010: 0.0662011: 0.0622012: 0.0592013: 0.0562014: 0.0522015: 0.0492016: 0.0452017: 0.0452018: 0.0452019: 0.0452020: 0.0452021: 0.0452022: 0.0452023: 0.045

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, share of forest land, percent in Egypt stood at 0.0452. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of forest land, percent in Egypt peaked at 0.0659 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0452, in 2016.

That places Egypt 221st out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Share of forest land, Percent in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable) in Egypt, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 0.0471
1993 0.0487 +3.4%
1994 0.0502 +3.1%
1995 0.0517 +3.1%
1996 0.0533 +3.0%
1997 0.0548 +2.9%
1998 0.0564 +2.8%
1999 0.0579 +2.7%
2000 0.0595 +2.8%
2001 0.0601 +1.1%
2002 0.0608 +1.1%
2003 0.0614 +1.0%
2004 0.0621 +1.1%
2005 0.0627 +1.0%
2006 0.0634 +1.1%
2007 0.064 +0.9%
2008 0.0646 +0.9%
2009 0.0653 +1.1%
2010 0.0659 +0.9%
2011 0.0625 -5.2%
2012 0.059 -5.6%
2013 0.0556 -5.8%
2014 0.0521 -6.3%
2015 0.0486 -6.7%
2016 0.0452 -7.0%
2017 0.0452 +0.0%
2018 0.0452 +0.0%
2019 0.0452 +0.0%
2020 0.0452 +0.0%
2021 0.0452 +0.0%
2022 0.0452 +0.0%
2023 0.0452 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0525 0.0471 0.0579 8
2000s 0.0624 0.0595 0.0653 10
2010s 0.0525 0.0452 0.0659 10
2020s 0.0452 0.0452 0.0452 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 218 Djibouti 0.2607 compare
  2. 219 Libya 0.1233 compare
  3. 220 Faroe Islands 0.0584 compare
  4. 222 Oman 0.0076 compare
  5. 223 Greenland 0.0005 compare
  6. 224 Qatar 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of forest land, percent in Egypt?
Share of forest land, percent in Egypt was 0.0452 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest share of forest land, percent recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0659 in 2010.
What is the lowest share of forest land, percent recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0452 in 2016.
How does Egypt rank for share of forest land, percent?
Egypt ranks 221st out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of forest land, percent rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
225 places, 7,081 data points, 1992–2023
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