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Forest area — Egypt

Forest area in Egypt in 2023 — 450 km². Ranked 168 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.7%.

2023 450 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 168of 213
Period maximum 656 km²2010
Period minimum 438 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Egypt, 1990–20234005006007001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 438 km²1991: 454 km²1992: 469 km²1993: 484 km²1994: 500 km²1995: 515 km²1996: 531 km²1997: 546 km²1998: 561 km²1999: 577 km²2000: 592 km²2001: 599 km²2002: 605 km²2003: 611 km²2004: 618 km²2005: 624 km²2006: 631 km²2007: 637 km²2008: 644 km²2009: 650 km²2010: 656 km²2011: 622 km²2012: 588 km²2013: 553 km²2014: 519 km²2015: 484 km²2016: 450 km²2017: 450 km²2018: 450 km²2019: 450 km²2020: 450 km²2021: 450 km²2022: 450 km²2023: 450 km²
Change over the period: +12 (+2.67%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 450 km²
World 40.35M km²
Middle East & North Africa 279,185 km²
Northern Africa computed 265,638 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 450 +0 +0%
2022 450 +0 +0%
2021 450 +0 +0%
2020 450 +0 +0%
2019 450 +0 +0%
2018 450 +0 +0%
2017 450 +0 +0%
2016 450 −34 −7.1%
2015 484 −34 −6.64%
2014 519 −34 −6.23%
2013 553 −34 −5.86%
2012 588 −34 −5.54%
2011 622 −34 −5.25%
2010 656 +6 +0.99%
2009 650 +6 +1%
2008 644 +6 +1.01%
2007 637 +6 +1.02%
2006 631 +6 +1.03%
2005 624 +6 +1.04%
2004 618 +6 +1.05%
2003 611 +6 +1.06%
2002 605 +6 +1.07%
2001 599 +6 +1.09%
2000 592 +15 +2.67%
1999 577 +15 +2.74%
1998 561 +15 +2.82%
1997 546 +15 +2.9%
1996 531 +15 +2.99%
1995 515 +15 +3.08%
1994 500 +15 +3.18%
1993 484 +15 +3.28%
1992 469 +15 +3.4%
1991 454 +15 +3.52%
1990 438 — —

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SD Sudan 178,431 MA Morocco 57,738 DZ Algeria 19,776 TN Tunisia 7,073 LY Libya 2,170 EG Egypt 450
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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