Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Egypt, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0004 hectares per person.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 5,102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0004 hectares per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2002.
Egypt ranks 90th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -50.9% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +149.2% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +102.7% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +156.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +87.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +170.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 6 |
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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Egypt?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Egypt was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.