Cropland per person over the long term in Egypt
Egypt: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0388 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0388
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
168th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0975
in 1930
All-time low
0.0387
in 2022
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long term in Egypt, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Egypt stood at 0.0388.
That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Egypt peaked at 0.0975 in 1930 and was at its lowest, 0.0387, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long term in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0953 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.0953 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0892 | -6.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0892 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0892 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0884 | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0884 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.089 | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0965 | +8.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0975 | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.094 | -3.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0953 | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0949 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0945 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0942 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0938 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0935 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0932 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.093 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0927 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0925 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0923 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0926 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0879 | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.085 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0833 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0865 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0877 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0861 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0839 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0829 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0811 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0795 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0778 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0762 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0742 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0721 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0681 | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0642 | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0605 | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0569 | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0554 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0546 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0527 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0512 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0503 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0497 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0497 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.048 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0473 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0459 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0461 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.045 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0499 | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0492 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0482 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0515 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0489 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0491 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0484 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0508 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0471 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0469 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0472 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0461 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0461 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0459 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0438 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0447 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0436 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0416 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0406 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0392 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0396 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0391 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.039 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0387 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0389 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0387 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0388 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0388 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0388 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 0.0953 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0892 | 0.0892 | 0.0892 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0892 | 0.0892 | 0.0892 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0892 | 0.0892 | 0.0892 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0884 | 0.0884 | 0.0884 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0884 | 0.0884 | 0.0884 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.089 | 0.089 | 0.089 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0965 | 0.0965 | 0.0965 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0975 | 0.0975 | 0.0975 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.094 | 0.094 | 0.094 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0938 | 0.0925 | 0.0953 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0868 | 0.0829 | 0.0926 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0711 | 0.0569 | 0.0811 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0505 | 0.0459 | 0.0554 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0487 | 0.045 | 0.0515 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0457 | 0.0438 | 0.0472 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0408 | 0.039 | 0.0436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0388 | 0.0387 | 0.0389 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Egypt?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Egypt was 0.0388 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0975 in 1930.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Egypt ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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