Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0059 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0089 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 tonnes per person, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 78th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1963 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +50.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +37.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0059 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0059 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.001 tonnes per person, 5.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 | +50.3% | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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, per capita in Egypt?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Egypt was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.