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 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1963 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1968 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.76 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.76 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.31 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
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 |
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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)
- 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 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 120 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.