2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Egypt
Egypt: 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value was 13.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Egypt, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Egypt stood at 13.71 %.
The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Egypt peaked at 13.87 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.6 %, in 2023.
That places Egypt 48th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.99 % | — |
| 2002 | 11.73 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 12.3 % | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 13.16 % | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 13.65 % | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 13.24 % | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 13.42 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.63 % | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 13 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.34 % | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.87 % | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.27 % | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 11.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.34 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.39 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.77 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.99 % | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.83 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.17 % | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 11.44 % | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.95 % | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6 % | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 13.71 % | +29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.79 % | 11.73 % | 13.65 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.68 % | 10.7 % | 13.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.57 % | 10.6 % | 13.71 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Egypt?
- 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Egypt was 13.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 % in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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