Annual number of wildfires in Egypt
Egypt: Annual number of wildfires was 29 wildfires in 2026. ▼ Falling
Annual number of wildfires in Egypt, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in wildfires.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 29 wildfires for annual number of wildfires in 2026.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of wildfires in Egypt peaked at 135 wildfires in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23 wildfires, in 2025.
That places Egypt 117th 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 wildfires in Egypt, year by year
| Year | wildfires | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 68 wildfires | — |
| 2013 | 117 wildfires | +72.1% |
| 2014 | 105 wildfires | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 76 wildfires | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 125 wildfires | +64.5% |
| 2017 | 135 wildfires | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 60 wildfires | -55.6% |
| 2019 | 51 wildfires | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 75 wildfires | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 124 wildfires | +65.3% |
| 2022 | 106 wildfires | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 107 wildfires | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64 wildfires | -40.2% |
| 2025 | 23 wildfires | -64.1% |
| 2026 | 29 wildfires | +26.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 29 wildfires is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 625 wildfires, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 29 wildfires is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5 wildfires, 5.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.12 wildfires | 51 wildfires | 135 wildfires | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.43 wildfires | 23 wildfires | 124 wildfires | 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 wildfires in Egypt?
- Annual number of wildfires in Egypt was 29 wildfires in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of wildfires recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 135 wildfires in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual number of wildfires recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 wildfires in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for annual number of wildfires?
- Egypt ranks 117th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual number of wildfires rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of wildfires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.