Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 246,397 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Egypt stood at 246,397 ha.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 247,121 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Egypt 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 32,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 35,000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 40,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 43,512 ha | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 49,518 ha | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 54,758 ha | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 58,944 ha | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 59,364 ha | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 62,705 ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 63,203 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 65,239 ha | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 65,670 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 69,458 ha | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 71,077 ha | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 77,794 ha | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 80,567 ha | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 82,127 ha | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 79,750 ha | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 82,979 ha | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 83,132 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 88,348 ha | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 89,989 ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 95,220 ha | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 98,137 ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 109,875 ha | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 112,825 ha | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 116,203 ha | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 117,040 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 125,588 ha | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 125,053 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 147,968 ha | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 145,847 ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 127,160 ha | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 129,692 ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 127,417 ha | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 130,152 ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 131,378 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 143,152 ha | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 138,388 ha | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 135,663 ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 135,049 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 135,720 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 136,593 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 138,220 ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 162,574 ha | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 165,619 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 149,666 ha | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 154,682 ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 157,090 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 166,207 ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 175,330 ha | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 184,581 ha | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 185,184 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 191,915 ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 176,805 ha | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 191,684 ha | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 187,397 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 185,743 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 247,121 ha | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 207,444 ha | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 218,811 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 222,157 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 246,397 ha | +10.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 246,397 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,641 ha, 21.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 246,397 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,576 ha, 28.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +33.0% | 185,743 ha | 247,121 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,455 ha | 27,000 ha | 59,364 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 71,759 ha | 62,705 ha | 82,127 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99,375 ha | 82,979 ha | 117,040 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,341 ha | 125,053 ha | 147,968 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,217 ha | 135,049 ha | 165,619 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,194 ha | 157,090 ha | 191,915 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,386 ha | 207,444 ha | 247,121 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 Mexico 699,364 ha compare
- 6 Brazil 693,017 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 124,664 ha compare
- 7 Spain 294,680 ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,617 ha compare
- 9 Pakistan 152,261 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 49,688 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 148,466 ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 44,236 ha compare
- 11 Italy 146,900 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38,401 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Egypt?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Egypt was 246,397 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 247,121 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.