Environment in Egypt

2,863 indicators covering environment for Egypt.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 229.11 % 2023 down 33.0% 22nd
Arable land use per person 0.0271 hectares per person 2023 down 4.6% 164th
Forest area 4,110 hectares 2025 up 0.7% 206th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 1.7% 206th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.4 2023 down 0.4% 159th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 60.1% 63rd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0004 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 17.9% 115th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 6.6% 116th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.5% 32nd
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.1% 32nd
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.9% 40th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 209.7% 45th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.6% 41st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.4% 135th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.8% 12th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 23.0% 140th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.2% 76th
Plywood and LVL — Production 28,000 m3 2024 unchanged 80th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -0.8112 % change on previous year 2024 down 103.6% 126th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 49.5% 35th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.8% 57th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0018 1000 USD per person 2024 up 706.7% 69th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0019 t per person 2024 up 611.5% 66th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0489 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 31.6% 61st
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0333 t per square kilometre 2023 down 61.1% 77th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 43.9% 10th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 66.1% 46th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.6% 80th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 64 t 2024 down 99.8% 62nd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 85 1000 USD 2024 down 99.7% 64th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year 2024 up 132.5% 83rd
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1547 m3 per person 2024 down 14.7% 97th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.1547 m3 per person 2024 down 14.7% 105th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1569 m3 per person 2024 down 14.7% 112th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.157 m3 per person 2024 down 14.7% 122nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 55.1% 86th
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 211,593 t 2024 down 16.7% 35th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 217,494 1000 USD 2024 up 32.2% 28th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 307.7% 107th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0089 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 452.5% 99th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 318.9% 46th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 204.6% 43rd
Recovered paper — Import quantity 62,391 t 2024 up 2,976.5% 46th
Recovered paper — Import value 11,036 1000 USD 2024 up 915.3% 48th
Annual change in forest area 6 hectares 2025 82nd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% 2025 50th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2025 49th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 6 hectares 2025 82nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0023 t per person 2024 up 29.0% 24th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 2,724 m3 2024 down 75.5% 81st
Fibreboard — Export value 1,652 1000 USD 2024 down 82.7% 82nd
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person 2024 down 16.3% 106th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year 2024 up 244.3% 66th
Forest land — Area 4.11 1000 ha 2025 up 0.7% 228th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 0.7 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 232nd
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 17.03 % 2025 down 0.8% 232nd