What is land area in Egypt?

Land area in Egypt was 99.55 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 99.55 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 99.55 million hectares in 1961.

How does Egypt rank for land area?

Egypt ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Egypt

Name: Land area in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Land area was 99.55 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

99.55 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

12th

of 53 countries

All-time high

99.55 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

99.55 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Egypt, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 99.55 million hectares for land area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Egypt peaked at 99.55 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 99.55 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Egypt 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Land area in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Land area (hectares) in Egypt, 1961 to 2011.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	99.55 million hectares	—
1962	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	99.55 million hectares	+0.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 99.55 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.98 million hectares, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Egypt's 99.55 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.09 million hectares, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	9
1970s	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	10
1980s	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	10
1990s	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	10
2000s	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	10
2010s	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	99.55 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Egypt

9 South Africa 121.31 million hectares compare
10 Mauritania 103.07 million hectares compare
11 Ethiopia 100.00 million hectares compare
13 Nigeria 91.08 million hectares compare
14 Tanzania 88.58 million hectares compare
15 Namibia 82.33 million hectares compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Egypt?: Land area in Egypt was 99.55 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 99.55 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 99.55 million hectares in 1961.
How does Egypt rank for land area?: Egypt ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.