Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 79.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1993–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Egypt stood at 79.2%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 86.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 52nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 86.0% | — |
| 1994 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 86.0% | 86.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 85.9% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 79.2% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 3 |
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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 agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 79.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.