Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Chick peas, dry — Area harvested was 981 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Egypt stood at 981 ha.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 10,529 ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 323 ha, in 2021.
That places Egypt 39th out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,024 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,325 ha | +43.0% |
| 1963 | 4,849 ha | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 5,806 ha | +19.7% |
| 1965 | 5,127 ha | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 3,548 ha | -30.8% |
| 1967 | 4,621 ha | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 4,200 ha | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 2,520 ha | -40.0% |
| 1970 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,167 ha | +65.4% |
| 1972 | 4,200 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,360 ha | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 2,941 ha | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 2,520 ha | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 3,563 ha | +41.4% |
| 1977 | 5,749 ha | +61.4% |
| 1978 | 5,838 ha | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 6,282 ha | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 7,297 ha | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 8,029 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 10,529 ha | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 7,100 ha | -32.6% |
| 1984 | 7,936 ha | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 8,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 10,500 ha | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 7,561 ha | -28.0% |
| 1988 | 7,141 ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 7,078 ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5,573 ha | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 5,002 ha | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 5,926 ha | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 9,000 ha | +51.9% |
| 1994 | 6,972 ha | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 6,127 ha | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 5,683 ha | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 5,015 ha | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 6,221 ha | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 8,667 ha | +39.3% |
| 2000 | 8,440 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7,120 ha | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 7,343 ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 6,480 ha | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 5,390 ha | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 6,300 ha | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 6,390 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4,563 ha | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 3,704 ha | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 2,660 ha | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 3,896 ha | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 3,166 ha | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 1,435 ha | -54.7% |
| 2013 | 580 ha | -59.6% |
| 2014 | 623 ha | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 532 ha | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 1,343 ha | +152.4% |
| 2017 | 1,900 ha | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 2,487 ha | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 2,165 ha | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 1,650 ha | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 323 ha | -80.4% |
| 2022 | 767 ha | +137.5% |
| 2023 | 880 ha | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 981 ha | +11.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 981 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,210 ha, 23% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 981 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,834 ha, 53% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,224 ha | 2,520 ha | 5,806 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,114 ha | 2,520 ha | 6,282 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,117 ha | 7,078 ha | 10,529 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,419 ha | 5,002 ha | 9,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,839 ha | 2,660 ha | 8,440 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,813 ha | 532 ha | 3,896 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 920.2 ha | 323 ha | 1,650 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,686 ha compare
- 37 Yugoslav SFR 1,350 ha compare
- 38 Romania 1,231 ha compare
- 40 North Macedonia 830 ha compare
- 41 Jordan 717 ha compare
- 42 Palestine 439 ha 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 chick peas, dry — area harvested in Egypt?
- Chick peas, dry — area harvested in Egypt was 981 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10,529 ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 323 ha in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for chick peas, dry — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chick peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chick peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.