Egypt vs Turkey: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Egypt
354.38 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Turkey
339.68 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Egypt rank
12th
Turkey rank
14th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 354.38 billion kilocalories per day against 339.68 billion kilocalories per day in Turkey, a difference of 14.70 billion kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 14th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.04 billion kilocalories per day | 93.85 billion kilocalories per day | 22.81 billion kilocalories per day | Turkey |
| 1970s | 98.50 billion kilocalories per day | 126.73 billion kilocalories per day | 28.23 billion kilocalories per day | Turkey |
| 1980s | 152.56 billion kilocalories per day | 172.43 billion kilocalories per day | 19.87 billion kilocalories per day | Turkey |
| 1990s | 198.67 billion kilocalories per day | 214.52 billion kilocalories per day | 15.85 billion kilocalories per day | Turkey |
| 2000s | 242.70 billion kilocalories per day | 243.39 billion kilocalories per day | 689.90 million kilocalories per day | Turkey |
| 2010s | 313.34 billion kilocalories per day | 291.79 billion kilocalories per day | 21.55 billion kilocalories per day | Egypt |
| 2020s | 346.61 billion kilocalories per day | 329.92 billion kilocalories per day | 16.69 billion kilocalories per day | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Egypt or Turkey?
- Egypt, at 354.38 billion kilocalories per day against 339.68 billion kilocalories per day in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Egypt and Turkey?
- 14.70 billion kilocalories per day, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 14th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.