Artichokes — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Artichokes — Area harvested was 23,349 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Artichokes — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, artichokes — area harvested in Egypt stood at 23,349 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artichokes — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 23,349 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 420 ha, in 1968.
That places Egypt 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Artichokes — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 840 ha | — |
| 1962 | 840 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 840 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 840 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 840 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 939 ha | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 668 ha | -28.9% |
| 1968 | 420 ha | -37.1% |
| 1969 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 840 ha | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 420 ha | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 916 ha | +118.1% |
| 1977 | 431 ha | -52.9% |
| 1978 | 1,166 ha | +170.5% |
| 1979 | 1,657 ha | +42.1% |
| 1980 | 1,980 ha | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 1,956 ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 2,209 ha | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 1,260 ha | -43.0% |
| 1984 | 1,680 ha | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 2,100 ha | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 2,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,520 ha | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,940 ha | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 3,049 ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,657 ha | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 2,159 ha | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 1,900 ha | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2,948 ha | +47.4% |
| 1996 | 1,930 ha | -34.5% |
| 1997 | 2,969 ha | +53.8% |
| 1998 | 2,361 ha | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 2,399 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4,566 ha | +90.3% |
| 2001 | 3,506 ha | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 3,131 ha | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 5,761 ha | +84.0% |
| 2004 | 2,806 ha | -51.3% |
| 2005 | 3,500 ha | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 6,500 ha | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 8,001 ha | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 7,661 ha | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 8,401 ha | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 8,909 ha | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 9,476 ha | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 17,895 ha | +88.8% |
| 2013 | 14,923 ha | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 12,647 ha | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 10,721 ha | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 9,053 ha | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 17,236 ha | +90.4% |
| 2018 | 15,420 ha | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 16,163 ha | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 16,550 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17,606 ha | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 16,683 ha | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 22,257 ha | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 23,349 ha | +4.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 23,349 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 128 ha, 182.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 23,349 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,512 ha, 15.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Artichokes — Area harvested in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +170.5% | 431 ha | 1,166 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 738.56 ha | 420 ha | 939 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 711 ha | 420 ha | 1,657 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,126 ha | 1,260 ha | 2,940 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,437 ha | 1,900 ha | 3,049 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,383 ha | 2,806 ha | 8,401 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,244 ha | 8,909 ha | 17,895 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,289 ha | 16,550 ha | 23,349 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 1 Italy 36,370 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 2,623 ha compare
- 3 China 12,407 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 12,407 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 959 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 309 ha compare
- 5 Spain 11,880 ha 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 artichokes — area harvested in Egypt?
- Artichokes — area harvested in Egypt was 23,349 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artichokes — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23,349 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest artichokes — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 420 ha in 1968.
- How does Egypt rank for artichokes — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is artichokes — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artichokes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.