Egypt vs United States: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
7.4 kg per hectare
in 2023
United States
8.41 kg per hectare
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
United States rank
10th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.41 kg per hectare against 7.4 kg per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 1.01 kg per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.45 kg per hectare | 2.95 kg per hectare | 0.501 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 1970s | 3.95 kg per hectare | 3.67 kg per hectare | 0.2839 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.56 kg per hectare | 4.27 kg per hectare | 0.2873 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.2 kg per hectare | 5.1 kg per hectare | 1.11 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.4 kg per hectare | 6.35 kg per hectare | 1.04 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7 kg per hectare | 7.52 kg per hectare | 0.518 kg per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 7.25 kg per hectare | 8.2 kg per hectare | 0.9492 kg per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or United States?
- United States, at 8.41 kg per hectare against 7.4 kg per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and United States?
- 1.01 kg per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.