Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Egypt
Egypt: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 673,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 673,000 tonnes for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Egypt peaked at 923,000 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 28th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 53,000 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 59,000 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 61,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 50,000 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 1966 | 58,000 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 69,000 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1968 | 75,000 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 74,000 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 75,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 73,000 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 73,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 72,000 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 69,000 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 74,000 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 71,000 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 73,000 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 70,000 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 74,000 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 72,000 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 70,000 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 74,000 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 79,000 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 75,000 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 77,000 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 80,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 83,000 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 82,000 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 108,000 tonnes | +31.7% |
| 1990 | 133,000 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 134,000 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 147,000 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 162,000 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 178,000 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 188,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 192,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 208,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 220,000 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 237,000 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 269,000 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 278,000 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 286,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 288,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 294,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 358,000 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 340,000 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 347,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 354,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 331,000 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 507,000 tonnes | +53.2% |
| 2011 | 506,000 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 619,000 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 560,000 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 556,000 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 620,000 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 863,000 tonnes | +39.2% |
| 2017 | 923,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 728,000 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 656,000 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 580,000 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 568,000 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 790,000 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 673,000 tonnes | -14.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 673,000 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,000 tonnes, 74.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 673,000 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,000 tonnes, 61.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +53.2% | 331,000 tonnes | 507,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,333 tonnes | 44,000 tonnes | 75,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 72,400 tonnes | 69,000 tonnes | 75,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,000 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes | 108,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 179,900 tonnes | 133,000 tonnes | 237,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 314,500 tonnes | 269,000 tonnes | 358,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 653,800 tonnes | 506,000 tonnes | 923,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 652,750 tonnes | 568,000 tonnes | 790,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Egypt?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Egypt was 673,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 923,000 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.