Forest area in Egypt
Egypt: Forest area was 449.8 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 449.8 sq. km for forest area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Egypt peaked at 656.4 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 438.1 sq. km, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 168th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 507.4 sq. km | 438.1 sq. km | 576.7 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 621.04 sq. km | 592.1 sq. km | 649.97 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 522.1 sq. km | 449.8 sq. km | 656.4 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.8 sq. km | 449.8 sq. km | 449.8 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 23.39 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Egypt?
- Forest area in Egypt was 449.8 sq. km in 2023, 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 656.4 sq. km in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 438.1 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for forest area?
- Egypt ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area 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 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.