Marine protected areas in Egypt
Egypt: Marine protected areas was 5.1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5.1
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
62nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
5.1
in 2025
All-time low
4.6
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Egypt, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Egypt is 5.1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Egypt peaked at 5.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 62nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Marine protected areas in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | — |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6 | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 5.1 | +10.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7, 7.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 5.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.95 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 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 marine protected areas in Egypt?
- Marine protected areas in Egypt was 5.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for marine protected areas?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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