Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1491 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.1491 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.2308 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0364 tonnes per person, in 1970.
Egypt ranks 105th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0734 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0695 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0745 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0704 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1969 | 0.045 tonnes per person | -36.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0364 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | +85.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1001 tonnes per person | +102.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1058 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1064 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1182 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1363 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1226 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1344 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1638 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.169 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1698 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1566 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1706 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1512 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1453 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1412 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.126 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1153 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1129 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1209 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1291 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1474 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.123 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.127 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1327 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1259 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1357 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1054 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.086 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | +56.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1442 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1621 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1445 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1673 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1945 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2288 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1866 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2257 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2308 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2087 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2083 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2109 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2006 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2036 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1845 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1576 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1467 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1491 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.1491 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.1491 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +102.4% | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 0.1001 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0669 tonnes per person | 0.045 tonnes per person | 0.0863 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0891 tonnes per person | 0.0364 tonnes per person | 0.1363 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1557 tonnes per person | 0.1344 tonnes per person | 0.1706 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1285 tonnes per person | 0.1129 tonnes per person | 0.1474 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1338 tonnes per person | 0.086 tonnes per person | 0.1673 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2099 tonnes per person | 0.1866 tonnes per person | 0.2308 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1595 tonnes per person | 0.1467 tonnes per person | 0.1845 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 102 Libya 0.1504 tonnes per person compare
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 0.15 tonnes per person compare
- 104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1497 tonnes per person compare
- 106 Macao 0.1473 tonnes per person compare
- 107 Samoa 0.1431 tonnes per person compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 0.1428 tonnes 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Egypt?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Egypt was 0.1491 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2308 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0364 tonnes per person in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 105th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.