Share of land area that is protected in Egypt
Egypt: Share of land area that is protected was 13.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of land area that is protected in Egypt, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Egypt is 13.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Egypt peaked at 13.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2013.
Egypt ranks 139th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of land area that is protected in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.1% | — |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 13.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 13.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 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 share of land area that is protected in Egypt?
- Share of land area that is protected in Egypt was 13.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.