Groundnut yields in Egypt
Egypt: Groundnut yields was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut 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
Egypt recorded 3.76 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Egypt peaked at 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
Egypt ranks 16th of 119 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 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 groundnut yields in Egypt?
- Groundnut yields in Egypt was 3.76 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 groundnut yields recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for groundnut yields?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Groundnut 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.