Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt

Egypt: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.028 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.028 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
107th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.0697 ha per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.0245 ha per person
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024

00.020.040.06196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.028 ha per person.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0697 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0245 ha per person, in 2018.

Egypt ranks 107th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0625 ha per person
1962 0.0697 ha per person +11.6%
1963 0.0668 ha per person -4.1%
1964 0.0639 ha per person -4.4%
1965 0.0531 ha per person -16.9%
1966 0.0579 ha per person +9.0%
1967 0.0588 ha per person +1.7%
1968 0.0622 ha per person +5.8%
1969 0.0568 ha per person -8.8%
1970 0.0552 ha per person -2.8%
1971 0.0544 ha per person -1.5%
1972 0.0523 ha per person -4.0%
1973 0.0507 ha per person -3.0%
1974 0.0527 ha per person +4.0%
1975 0.0526 ha per person -0.2%
1976 0.0522 ha per person -0.7%
1977 0.0466 ha per person -10.7%
1978 0.0489 ha per person +5.0%
1979 0.0475 ha per person -2.9%
1980 0.045 ha per person -5.3%
1981 0.0445 ha per person -1.1%
1982 0.0437 ha per person -1.8%
1983 0.0421 ha per person -3.6%
1984 0.0395 ha per person -6.3%
1985 0.0372 ha per person -5.9%
1986 0.0357 ha per person -4.0%
1987 0.036 ha per person +0.8%
1988 0.0352 ha per person -2.2%
1989 0.0368 ha per person +4.5%
1990 0.0391 ha per person +6.3%
1991 0.0411 ha per person +5.2%
1992 0.0403 ha per person -2.1%
1993 0.0397 ha per person -1.5%
1994 0.0398 ha per person +0.4%
1995 0.0415 ha per person +4.2%
1996 0.038 ha per person -8.6%
1997 0.04 ha per person +5.3%
1998 0.0378 ha per person -5.5%
1999 0.0379 ha per person +0.2%
2000 0.0378 ha per person -0.2%
2001 0.035 ha per person -7.3%
2002 0.0356 ha per person +1.6%
2003 0.0353 ha per person -0.6%
2004 0.0347 ha per person -1.9%
2005 0.0367 ha per person +5.8%
2006 0.0363 ha per person -1.0%
2007 0.0345 ha per person -4.8%
2008 0.0371 ha per person +7.4%
2009 0.0363 ha per person -2.1%
2010 0.0336 ha per person -7.7%
2011 0.0334 ha per person -0.6%
2012 0.0351 ha per person +5.2%
2013 0.0347 ha per person -1.0%
2014 0.0338 ha per person -2.8%
2015 0.0326 ha per person -3.3%
2016 0.0317 ha per person -2.8%
2017 0.0299 ha per person -5.8%
2018 0.0245 ha per person -17.9%
2019 0.0337 ha per person +37.5%
2020 0.0287 ha per person -14.9%
2021 0.0284 ha per person -1.1%
2022 0.0276 ha per person -2.7%
2023 0.0282 ha per person +2.3%
2024 0.028 ha per person -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0613 ha per person 0.0531 ha per person 0.0697 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0513 ha per person 0.0466 ha per person 0.0552 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0396 ha per person 0.0352 ha per person 0.045 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0395 ha per person 0.0378 ha per person 0.0415 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0359 ha per person 0.0345 ha per person 0.0378 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0323 ha per person 0.0245 ha per person 0.0351 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0282 ha per person 0.0276 ha per person 0.0287 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 104 Zambia 0.0356 ha per person compare
  2. 105 Tajikistan 0.0355 ha per person compare
  3. 106 Libya 0.0338 ha per person compare
  4. 108 Bhutan 0.0261 ha per person compare
  5. 109 Haiti 0.0258 ha per person compare
  6. 110 Panama 0.0242 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 160 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Egypt?
Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Egypt was 0.028 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0697 ha per person in 1962.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 ha per person in 2018.
How does Egypt rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
Egypt ranks 107th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,156 data points, 1961–2024
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.