Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Egypt
Egypt: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 7.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.36
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 185 countries
All-time high
7.56
in 2004
All-time low
2.91
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Egypt stood at 7.36.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Egypt peaked at 7.56 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 1961.
That places Egypt 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.45 | 2.91 | 3.78 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.95 | 3.84 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 | 4.09 | 5.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 | 5.61 | 7.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.04 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 | 7.08 | 7.36 | 5 |
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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 crop yield vs fertilizer application in Egypt?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Egypt was 7.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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