Land area equipped for irrigation in Egypt
Egypt: Land area equipped for irrigation was 3.67 million hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
3.67 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 52 countries
All-time high
3.67 million hectares
in 2010
All-time low
2.44 million hectares
in 1980
Years of data
51
1961–2011
Land area equipped for irrigation in Egypt, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, land area equipped for irrigation in Egypt stood at 3.67 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Egypt peaked at 3.67 million hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million hectares, in 1980.
That places Egypt 1st out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.57 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 2.50 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.49 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.51 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.67 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 2.78 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2.80 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.83 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.84 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.85 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.85 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.84 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.83 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.73 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.63 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.54 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.45 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.44 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.47 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.48 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.48 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.49 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.57 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.55 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.58 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.57 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.65 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.64 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.94 million hectares | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 3.25 million hectares | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 3.27 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.28 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.29 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.29 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.29 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.29 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.29 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.34 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.42 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.42 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.45 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.50 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.55 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.55 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.60 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.65 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.12 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 2 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Egypt?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Egypt was 3.67 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 million hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million hectares in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.