Agricultural land in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land was 4.06 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.06 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 226 countries
All-time high
4.06 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.43 million
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land in Egypt is 4.06 million, measured in 2023. 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 in Egypt peaked at 4.06 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 95th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 million | 2.49 million | 2.83 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 million | 2.45 million | 2.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.50 million | 2.43 million | 2.58 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 million | 2.64 million | 3.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.48 million | 3.29 million | 3.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million | 3.62 million | 3.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 million | 3.97 million | 4.06 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 7.4 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land in Egypt?
- Agricultural land in Egypt was 4.06 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land?
- Egypt ranks 95th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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