Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt
Egypt: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 90.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Egypt stood at 90.9.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Egypt peaked at 124.42 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.56, in 2018.
Egypt ranks 88th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.07 | — |
| 1962 | 102.11 | +32.5% |
| 1963 | 101.31 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 95.79 | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 88.14 | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 88.89 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 94.95 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 103.22 | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 96.86 | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 98.74 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 96.79 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 93.64 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 91.73 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 89.36 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 92.76 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 90.01 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 81.25 | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 86.27 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 84.01 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 81.04 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 79.17 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 80.5 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 79.41 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 73.83 | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 72.89 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 72.96 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 75.87 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 74.29 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 83.74 | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 95.85 | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 99.61 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 103.81 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 104.79 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 104.49 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 109.91 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 110.39 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 118.41 | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 111.06 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 121.44 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 123.02 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 110.02 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 118.78 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 118.87 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 117.95 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 122 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 122.56 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 116.45 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 124.42 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 112.46 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 92.93 | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 105.79 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 110.67 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 109.23 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 102.83 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 98.49 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 98.68 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.68 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 69.56 | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 86.82 | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 87.37 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.79 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.4 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 91.18 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 90.9 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.26 | 77.07 | 103.22 | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.46 | 81.25 | 98.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.37 | 72.89 | 83.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.98 | 95.85 | 121.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.65 | 110.02 | 124.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.87 | 69.56 | 110.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.73 | 82.4 | 91.18 | 5 |
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- 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, primary — gross per capita production index number in Egypt?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Egypt was 90.9 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 124.42 in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.56 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- Egypt ranks 88th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.