Cereal allocation by country in Egypt
Egypt: Cereal allocation by country was 28.44 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28.44 million
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
8th
of 191 countries
All-time high
28.44 million
in 2023
All-time low
4.65 million
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal allocation by country in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 28.44 million for cereal allocation by country in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal allocation by country in Egypt peaked at 28.44 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.65 million, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.42 million | 4.65 million | 6.06 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.22 million | 6.18 million | 8.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.28 million | 9.36 million | 12.91 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.07 million | 13.66 million | 16.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.51 million | 16.14 million | 19.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.29 million | 22.45 million | 26.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.94 million | 26.07 million | 28.44 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal allocation by country in Egypt?
- Cereal allocation by country in Egypt was 28.44 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal allocation by country recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.44 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal allocation by country recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 million in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cereal allocation by country?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal allocation by country rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Cereal allocation by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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