Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.206 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.206 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.2765 t per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1662 t per person, in 2018.
Egypt ranks 63rd of 159 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 — Production, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1815 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2273 t per person | +25.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2214 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2127 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2004 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2063 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2093 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2258 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2111 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.216 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2128 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2065 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2067 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2023 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2091 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2058 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1829 t per person | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1967 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1883 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1843 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1825 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1836 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1821 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1717 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1687 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1677 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.176 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1769 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1963 t per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.223 t per person | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.231 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2377 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2378 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2335 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2452 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2468 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2641 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2568 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2713 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2751 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2486 t per person | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2649 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2657 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.262 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2765 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2723 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2563 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2765 t per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2601 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2182 t per person | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2417 t per person | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.255 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.253 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2391 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2323 t per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2301 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2211 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1662 t per person | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2038 t per person | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2055 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2082 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1954 t per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2078 t per person | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.206 t per person | -0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.206 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1015 t per person, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.206 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0215 t per person, 9.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2106 t per person | 0.1815 t per person | 0.2273 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2027 t per person | 0.1829 t per person | 0.216 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.179 t per person | 0.1677 t per person | 0.1963 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2447 t per person | 0.223 t per person | 0.2713 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2658 t per person | 0.2486 t per person | 0.2765 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2261 t per person | 0.1662 t per person | 0.255 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2046 t per person | 0.1954 t per person | 0.2082 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 60 Senegal 0.2116 t per person compare
- 61 New Zealand 0.2085 t per person compare
- 62 Luxembourg 0.2079 t per person compare
- 64 Benin 0.2009 t per person compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 0.1984 t per person compare
- 66 Togo 0.1824 t per person compare
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, primary — production, per capita in Egypt?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Egypt was 0.206 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2765 t per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1662 t per person in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 63rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.