Annual number of fires in Egypt
Egypt: Annual number of fires was 33 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
33
Change on year
up 43.5%
World rank
119th
of 248 countries
All-time high
135
in 2017
All-time low
23
in 2025
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual number of fires in Egypt, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 33 for annual number of fires in 2026.
That represents a change of up 43.5% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of fires in Egypt peaked at 135 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2025.
That places Egypt 119th out of 248 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Annual number of fires in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 68 | — |
| 2013 | 117 | +72.1% |
| 2014 | 105 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 76 | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 125 | +64.5% |
| 2017 | 135 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 60 | -55.6% |
| 2019 | 51 | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 75 | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 124 | +65.3% |
| 2022 | 106 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 107 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64 | -40.2% |
| 2025 | 23 | -64.1% |
| 2026 | 33 | +43.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 625, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 33 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7, 4.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.12 | 51 | 135 | 8 |
| 2020s | 76 | 23 | 124 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of fires in Egypt?
- Annual number of fires in Egypt was 33 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of fires recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 135 in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual number of fires recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for annual number of fires?
- Egypt ranks 119th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual number of fires rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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