Egypt vs North Africa: Wheat yield

Egypt
6,543 kg per hectare
in 2011
North Africa
2,612 kg per hectare
in 2011
Egypt rank
1st
North Africa rank
1st

Wheat yield over time

  • Egypt
  • North Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 6,543 kg per hectare against 2,612 kg per hectare in North Africa, a difference of 3,931 kg per hectare.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.5 times North Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 1st and North Africa ranks 1st of 32 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt North Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,579 kg per hectare 907.43 kg per hectare 1,672 kg per hectare Egypt
1970s 3,249 kg per hectare 1,010 kg per hectare 2,240 kg per hectare Egypt
1980s 3,915 kg per hectare 1,337 kg per hectare 2,578 kg per hectare Egypt
1990s 5,456 kg per hectare 1,840 kg per hectare 3,616 kg per hectare Egypt
2000s 6,447 kg per hectare 2,265 kg per hectare 4,182 kg per hectare Egypt
2010s 6,058 kg per hectare 2,522 kg per hectare 3,536 kg per hectare Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat yield, Egypt or North Africa?
Egypt, at 6,543 kg per hectare against 2,612 kg per hectare in North Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in wheat yield between Egypt and North Africa?
3,931 kg per hectare, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Egypt and North Africa rank globally for wheat yield?
Egypt ranks 1st and North Africa ranks 1st of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wheat yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat yield (kg per hectare)
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 1,723 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Wheat yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.