Terrestrial protected areas in Egypt
Egypt: Terrestrial protected areas was 13.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial protected areas in Egypt, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Egypt is 13.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Egypt peaked at 13.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2013.
That places Egypt 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial protected areas in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.1% | — |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Egypt
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 286.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Egypt?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Egypt was 13.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.