Agricultural land use in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land use was 4.06 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.06 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 227 countries
All-time high
4.06 million hectares
in 2022
All-time low
2.43 million hectares
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use in Egypt is 4.06 million hectares, 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 use in Egypt peaked at 4.06 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million hectares, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 96th of 227 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.
Agricultural land use in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.57 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 2.50 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.49 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.51 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.67 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 2.78 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2.80 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.83 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.84 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.85 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.85 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.84 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.83 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.73 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.63 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.54 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.45 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.44 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.47 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.45 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.43 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.46 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.57 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.55 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.58 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.57 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.65 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.64 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.00 million hectares | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 3.02 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.01 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.28 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 3.18 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.24 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.26 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.48 million hectares | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.29 million hectares | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 3.34 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.42 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.41 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.48 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.52 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.53 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.54 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.54 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.69 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.62 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.70 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.73 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.72 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.79 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.73 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.84 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.86 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.92 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.97 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.03 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.06 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.06 million hectares | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.06 million hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.40 million hectares, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.06 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.06 million hectares, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 million hectares | 3.97 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 in Egypt?
- Agricultural land use in Egypt was 4.06 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million hectares in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land use?
- Egypt ranks 96th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.