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.

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

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 share gdp 16.55 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Rural population 57.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 7.4 (2023)

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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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.