Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
58th
of 210 countries
All-time high
13.37 % change on previous year
in 1992
All-time low
-5.51 % change on previous year
in 2000
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt is 0 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt peaked at 13.37 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -5.51 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places Egypt 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.5988 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6426 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 1965 | 6.62 % change on previous year | +930.9% |
| 1966 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7554 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 1.21 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0.2822 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3166 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1052 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | -0.4203 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -0.6331 % change on previous year | +50.6% |
| 1976 | -3.36 % change on previous year | +431.1% |
| 1977 | -3.48 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1978 | -3.61 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1979 | -3.66 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1980 | -0.0817 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9407 % change on previous year | -1250.9% |
| 1982 | -0.9222 % change on previous year | -198.0% |
| 1983 | -0.4294 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 1984 | 0.966 % change on previous year | -325.0% |
| 1985 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +63.1% |
| 1986 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +77.9% |
| 1987 | -0.7791 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 1988 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -271.3% |
| 1989 | -0.3874 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1990 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -873.0% |
| 1991 | -0.1888 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 1992 | 13.37 % change on previous year | -7178.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6308 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1994 | -0.0836 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1995 | 8.97 % change on previous year | -10836.7% |
| 1996 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 1997 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -166.4% |
| 1998 | 0.453 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1999 | 6.85 % change on previous year | +1412.7% |
| 2000 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -180.4% |
| 2001 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -125.9% |
| 2002 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +80.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4381 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 2004 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -562.0% |
| 2005 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2838 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1415 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1131 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +3570.9% |
| 2010 | -0.4879 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2011 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +184.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -251.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9462 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 2014 | -0.4229 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 2015 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -575.3% |
| 2016 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 2017 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -286.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6784 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 2019 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +125.1% |
| 2020 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.51 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6698 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +10836.7% | -0.0836 % change on previous year | 8.97 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +7178.9% | -0.1888 % change on previous year | 13.37 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +3570.9% | 0.1131 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1412.7% | 0.453 % change on previous year | 6.85 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1250.9% | -0.0817 % change on previous year | 0.9407 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +930.9% | 0.6426 % change on previous year | 6.62 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 % change on previous year | -2.45 % change on previous year | 6.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.45 % change on previous year | -3.66 % change on previous year | 0.3166 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5021 % change on previous year | -0.9222 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 % change on previous year | -3.25 % change on previous year | 13.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.606 % change on previous year | -5.51 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6245 % change on previous year | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8575 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 55 Angola 0.0022 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Congo 0.0009 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Somalia 0.0005 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Aruba 0 % change on previous year
- 58 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Bolivia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Brunei 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Botswana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 China 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Comoros 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Cayman Islands 0 % change on previous year
- 58 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Micronesia (country) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Gabon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Gambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Greenland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Guam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Guyana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Hong Kong 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Haiti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Iran 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Kiribati 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Liberia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Maldives 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Marshall Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Northern Mariana Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Malawi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Nauru 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Peru 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Palau 0 % change on previous year
- 58 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Palestine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Senegal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Singapore 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 San Marino 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Syria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year
- 58 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 East Timor 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Tonga 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Tanzania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 United States 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Venezuela 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 United States Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 South Africa 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Zambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Channel Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
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 agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate in Egypt was 0 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.51 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.