Index of cereal production yield and land use in Egypt
Egypt: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 3.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.26 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
41st
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.63 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.63 million
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.26 million for index of cereal production yield and land use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Egypt peaked at 3.63 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million, in 1965.
That places Egypt 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.72 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.98 million | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 1.94 million | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.91 million | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.63 million | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 1.82 million | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 1.89 million | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.05 million | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 1.92 million | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 1.91 million | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.93 million | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.89 million | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.88 million | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.00 million | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 2.04 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.08 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 2.04 million | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 2.03 million | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.98 million | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.01 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.01 million | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.94 million | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.89 million | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.93 million | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.94 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.09 million | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 2.28 million | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 2.47 million | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 2.48 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.50 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.56 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.73 million | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 2.55 million | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 2.74 million | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 2.64 million | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.71 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.71 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.98 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 3.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.91 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.19 million | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 3.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.99 million | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 3.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.27 million | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 3.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.25 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.22 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.10 million | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 3.63 million | +39.9% |
| 2020 | 3.14 million | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.11 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.26 million | +0.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.26 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,352, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.26 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 239,964, 13.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +39.9% | 2.59 million | 3.63 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 million | 1.63 million | 2.05 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.97 million | 1.88 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million | 1.86 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 million | 2.28 million | 2.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million | 2.61 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million | 2.59 million | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 million | 3.11 million | 3.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 index of cereal production yield and land use in Egypt?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Egypt was 3.26 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Egypt ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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