Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Egypt
Egypt: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 102.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Egypt stood at 102.75.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Egypt peaked at 110.18 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 58.02, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 73rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.02 | — |
| 1962 | 65.11 | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 65.23 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 63.12 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 62.44 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 63.12 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 60.96 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 66.45 | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 66.91 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 65.09 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 65.79 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 65.7 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 64.97 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 65.67 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 67.05 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 67.25 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 64.14 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 64.56 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 65.95 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 65.37 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.95 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 66.09 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 66.32 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 64.95 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 67.36 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 71.07 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 73.49 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 70.55 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 70.59 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.81 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 76.03 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 79.21 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 79.59 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 79.62 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.71 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 88.66 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 89.91 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 88.76 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 93.48 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 95.69 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 91.77 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 97.21 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 99.15 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 98.98 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 101.61 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 106.12 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 107.47 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 110.18 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 108.23 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 100.49 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 101.97 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 105.15 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 100.3 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 101.82 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 101.45 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.74 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 96.93 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.73 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 95.06 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 97.98 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 99.08 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 101.59 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 102.75 | +1.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 102.75 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 102.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102.55, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.48 | 58.02 | 66.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.62 | 64.14 | 67.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.97 | 63.95 | 73.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.38 | 73.81 | 93.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.64 | 91.77 | 110.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.87 | 90.73 | 105.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.29 | 95.06 | 102.75 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Egypt?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Egypt was 102.75 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 110.18 in 2008.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.02 in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Egypt ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.