Cotton yields in Egypt
Egypt: Cotton yields was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
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 100 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.