Cotton yields in Egypt
Egypt: Cotton yields was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.8 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
15th
of 101 countries
All-time high
3.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton yields in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cotton yields in Egypt stood at 2.8 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Egypt peaked at 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.19 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 15th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +58.6% |
| 1963 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 1979 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +65.4% |
| 2017 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.92 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +65.4% | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 12 Azerbaijan 2.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 United States 2.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 2.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 16 Syria 2.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 Guatemala 2.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 South Africa 2.65 tonnes per hectare 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 cotton yields in Egypt?
- Cotton yields in Egypt was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cotton yields?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.