Arable land in Egypt
Egypt: Arable land was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0271 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
164th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0905 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0271 hectares per person
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0271 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Egypt peaked at 0.0905 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 hectares per person, in 2014.
That places Egypt 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0905 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0859 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0829 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0811 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0843 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0854 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0837 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0814 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0806 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0787 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0772 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0752 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0734 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0713 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0692 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0652 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0613 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0573 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0538 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.052 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0511 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0492 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0474 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0462 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0454 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0444 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0426 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0419 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0378 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0425 hectares per person | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0416 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0429 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0404 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0406 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0373 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0316 hectares per person | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0315 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0304 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0308 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.033 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0322 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0308 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0304 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0284 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0271 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0288 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0274 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0289 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0299 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0308 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0277 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0271 hectares per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.084 hectares per person | 0.0806 hectares per person | 0.0905 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0683 hectares per person | 0.0538 hectares per person | 0.0787 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | 0.052 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0347 hectares per person | 0.0304 hectares per person | 0.0385 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0292 hectares per person | 0.0271 hectares per person | 0.0322 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0283 hectares per person | 0.0271 hectares per person | 0.0308 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 0.0287 hectares per person compare
- 162 Republic of Korea 0.0282 hectares per person compare
- 163 Israel 0.0276 hectares per person compare
- 165 British Virgin Islands 0.0257 hectares per person compare
- 166 Grenada 0.0256 hectares per person compare
- 167 Barbados 0.0248 hectares per person 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Egypt?
- Arable land in Egypt was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0905 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for arable land?
- Egypt ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.