Egypt - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Egypt was 449.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 656.40 in 2010 and a minimum value of 438.10 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 438.10
1991 453.50
1992 468.90
1993 484.30
1994 499.70
1995 515.10
1996 530.50
1997 545.90
1998 561.30
1999 576.70
2000 592.10
2001 598.53
2002 604.96
2003 611.39
2004 617.82
2005 624.25
2006 630.68
2007 637.11
2008 643.54
2009 649.97
2010 656.40
2011 621.96
2012 587.52
2013 553.08
2014 518.64
2015 484.20
2016 449.80
2017 449.80
2018 449.80
2019 449.80
2020 449.80

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Egypt was 0.045 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 0.066 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.044 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.044
1991 0.046
1992 0.047
1993 0.049
1994 0.050
1995 0.052
1996 0.053
1997 0.055
1998 0.056
1999 0.058
2000 0.059
2001 0.060
2002 0.061
2003 0.061
2004 0.062
2005 0.063
2006 0.063
2007 0.064
2008 0.065
2009 0.065
2010 0.066
2011 0.062
2012 0.059
2013 0.056
2014 0.052
2015 0.049
2016 0.045
2017 0.045
2018 0.045
2019 0.045
2020 0.045

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use