Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 4.08 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.08 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
195th
of 209 countries
All-time high
4.08 hectares per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
2.45 hectares per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Egypt stood at 4.08 hectares per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 4.08 hectares per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.45 hectares per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Egypt 195th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.52 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.5 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.52 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 2.79 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2.81 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.81 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.85 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.86 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.84 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.74 hectares per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.65 hectares per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.55 hectares per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.46 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.46 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.48 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.46 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.45 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.47 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.51 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.56 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.59 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.66 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.66 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.01 hectares per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 3.03 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.03 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.3 hectares per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 3.19 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.26 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.27 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.5 hectares per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.31 hectares per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 3.35 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.44 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.42 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.49 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.54 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.55 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.55 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.56 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.71 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.69 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.64 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.71 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.73 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.81 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.75 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.85 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.94 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.99 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.05 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 hectares per square kilometre | 2.5 hectares per square kilometre | 2.85 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.76 hectares per square kilometre | 2.46 hectares per square kilometre | 2.87 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 hectares per square kilometre | 2.45 hectares per square kilometre | 2.59 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 hectares per square kilometre | 2.66 hectares per square kilometre | 3.5 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 hectares per square kilometre | 3.31 hectares per square kilometre | 3.71 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 hectares per square kilometre | 3.64 hectares per square kilometre | 3.94 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.05 hectares per square kilometre | 3.99 hectares per square kilometre | 4.08 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 192 Bermuda 5.56 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 5.52 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 194 Oman 4.76 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 196 Solomon Islands 3.9 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 197 Hong Kong 3.81 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 198 Equatorial Guinea 3.73 hectares per square kilometre 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 use, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Egypt was 4.08 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 hectares per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 195th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, 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
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.