Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Egypt
Egypt: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 3.26 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.26 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
41st
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.63 million hectares
in 2019
All-time low
1.63 million hectares
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.26 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Egypt peaked at 3.63 million hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million hectares, 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.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.72 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1.98 million hectares | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 1.94 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.91 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.63 million hectares | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 1.82 million hectares | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 1.89 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.05 million hectares | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 1.92 million hectares | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 1.91 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.93 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.89 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.88 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.00 million hectares | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 2.04 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.08 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million hectares | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 2.04 million hectares | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 2.03 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.98 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.01 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.03 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.01 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.94 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.89 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.93 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.94 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.09 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 2.28 million hectares | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 2.47 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 2.48 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.50 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.56 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.73 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 2.55 million hectares | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 2.74 million hectares | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 2.64 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.71 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.76 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.71 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.75 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.76 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.98 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 3.00 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.91 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.19 million hectares | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 3.18 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.99 million hectares | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 3.04 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.27 million hectares | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 3.31 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.29 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.25 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.22 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.10 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million hectares | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 3.63 million hectares | +39.9% |
| 2020 | 3.14 million hectares | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.11 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.26 million hectares | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Egypt?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Egypt was 3.26 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million hectares in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Egypt ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.