Figs — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Figs — Area harvested was 31,688 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Figs — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, figs — area harvested in Egypt stood at 31,688 ha.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 76,258 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 574 ha, in 1961.
That places Egypt 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Figs — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 574 ha | — |
| 1962 | 776 ha | +35.2% |
| 1963 | 779 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 843 ha | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 843 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 840 ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 840 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,261 ha | +407.3% |
| 1969 | 4,621 ha | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 2,941 ha | -36.4% |
| 1971 | 2,940 ha | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,940 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,940 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,941 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,941 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,072 ha | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 3,060 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,052 ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2,998 ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 3,572 ha | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 2,243 ha | -37.2% |
| 1982 | 2,065 ha | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 1,680 ha | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 1,680 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,700 ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 8,400 ha | +394.1% |
| 1987 | 8,820 ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 10,922 ha | +23.8% |
| 1989 | 13,862 ha | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 13,361 ha | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 13,635 ha | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 17,595 ha | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 18,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 18,100 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18,187 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 22,853 ha | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 24,453 ha | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 23,789 ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 25,316 ha | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 22,200 ha | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 29,105 ha | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 26,444 ha | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 25,550 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 27,521 ha | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 28,580 ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 73,320 ha | +156.5% |
| 2007 | 76,258 ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 32,818 ha | -57.0% |
| 2009 | 31,960 ha | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 31,773 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 28,479 ha | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 28,716 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 28,884 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 28,501 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 27,881 ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 27,779 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 27,820 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29,029 ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 26,931 ha | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 35,750 ha | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 29,713 ha | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 30,080 ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 30,927 ha | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 31,688 ha | +2.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 31,688 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,000 ha, 31.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 31,688 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 651 ha, 48.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +407.3% | 840 ha | 4,261 ha |
| 1986 | +394.1% | 1,700 ha | 8,400 ha |
| 2006 | +156.5% | 28,580 ha | 73,320 ha |
| 2008 | -57.0% | 76,258 ha | 32,818 ha |
| 1981 | -37.2% | 3,572 ha | 2,243 ha |
| 1970 | -36.4% | 4,621 ha | 2,941 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,597 ha | 574 ha | 4,621 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,982 ha | 2,940 ha | 3,072 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,494 ha | 1,680 ha | 13,862 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,529 ha | 13,361 ha | 25,316 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,376 ha | 22,200 ha | 76,258 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,579 ha | 26,931 ha | 31,773 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,632 ha | 29,713 ha | 35,750 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 1 Morocco 68,421 ha compare
- 2 Algeria 37,431 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 58,731 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,312 ha compare
- 4 Tunisia 16,612 ha compare
- 5 Spain 16,180 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 9,273 ha compare
- 6 Afghanistan 11,274 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 130 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 figs — area harvested in Egypt?
- Figs — area harvested in Egypt was 31,688 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 76,258 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 574 ha in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for figs — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Figs — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.