Egypt's forest cover rose from 0.0 % in 1990 to 0.0 % in 2023.
Egypt · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Egypt's forest area fell from 500 km in 1994 to 450 km in 2023.
Egypt's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 13.1 % in 2013 and 13.1 % in 2025.
Egypt's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 3.0 % in 1994 to 4.1 % in 2023.
Egypt's arable land (% of land area) rose from 2.6 % in 1994 to 3.1 % in 2023.
Air
Egypt's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 49.4 in 1994 to 43.1 in 2023.
Water
Egypt's water stress rose from 5,487.5 % in 1993 to 7,750.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
179th of 181 · 19th in MENA+
Egypt's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 15.9 in 1993 to 8.9 in 2022.
Access
Egypt's safe drinking water rose from 65.3 % in 2000 to 78.9 % in 2024.
Egypt's safe sanitation rose from 26.8 % in 2000 to 57.3 % in 2024.