Cereal yields in Egypt
Egypt: Cereal yields was 7.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Egypt stood at 7.36 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Egypt peaked at 7.56 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.91 tonnes per hectare, 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 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4 tonnes per hectare | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 tonnes per hectare | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | 7.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 7.36 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 9 United States 8.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Reunion 7.78 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Belgium 6.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 Netherlands 6.81 tonnes per hectare compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Egypt?
- Cereal yields in Egypt was 7.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cereal yields?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.