Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 90,988 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Egypt is 90,988 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 848,444 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 65,324 ha, in 2016.
That places Egypt 37th out of 133 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 848,444 ha | — |
| 1962 | 709,280 ha | -16.4% |
| 1963 | 696,527 ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 692,607 ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 811,057 ha | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 793,082 ha | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 695,245 ha | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 632,223 ha | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 700,653 ha | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 696,887 ha | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 655,784 ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 671,467 ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 694,371 ha | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 634,020 ha | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 592,112 ha | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 548,210 ha | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 626,851 ha | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 528,824 ha | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 535,312 ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 555,771 ha | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 520,276 ha | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 465,578 ha | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 438,185 ha | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 433,400 ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 472,380 ha | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 463,240 ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 428,380 ha | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 445,180 ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 441,544 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 431,757 ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 377,095 ha | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 366,199 ha | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 385,319 ha | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 316,788 ha | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 312,374 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 400,987 ha | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 375,432 ha | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 346,384 ha | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 286,634 ha | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 233,731 ha | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 315,865 ha | +35.1% |
| 2002 | 305,731 ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 235,288 ha | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 312,087 ha | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 287,190 ha | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 234,750 ha | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 252,497 ha | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 141,581 ha | -43.9% |
| 2009 | 130,013 ha | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 165,794 ha | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 229,451 ha | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 151,011 ha | -34.2% |
| 2013 | 131,424 ha | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 164,980 ha | +25.5% |
| 2015 | 110,829 ha | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 65,324 ha | -41.1% |
| 2017 | 100,790 ha | +54.3% |
| 2018 | 150,415 ha | +49.2% |
| 2019 | 110,131 ha | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 86,419 ha | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 109,339 ha | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 150,038 ha | +37.2% |
| 2023 | 116,684 ha | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 90,988 ha | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 731,013 ha | 632,223 ha | 848,444 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 618,384 ha | 528,824 ha | 696,887 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 466,393 ha | 428,380 ha | 555,771 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 359,897 ha | 286,634 ha | 431,757 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,873 ha | 130,013 ha | 315,865 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,015 ha | 65,324 ha | 229,451 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,694 ha | 86,419 ha | 150,038 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 34 Mozambique 105,447 ha compare
- 35 Uganda 97,002 ha compare
- 36 Afghanistan 91,205 ha compare
- 38 Azerbaijan 81,869 ha compare
- 39 Togo 76,000 ha compare
- 40 Spain 63,149 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)
- 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Egypt?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Egypt was 90,988 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 848,444 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,324 ha in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 37th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.