Land area per crop type in Egypt
Egypt: Land area per crop type was 47,869 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area per crop type in Egypt, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area per crop type in Egypt is 47,869 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area per crop type in Egypt peaked at 49,000 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,500 hectares, in 1991.
That places Egypt 16th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area per crop type in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8,000 hectares | — |
| 1990 | 8,500 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 7,500 hectares | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 7,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,800 hectares | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 9,500 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 11,000 hectares | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 11,500 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 12,000 hectares | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 12,500 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 12,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 15,000 hectares | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26,000 hectares | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 37,500 hectares | +44.2% |
| 2007 | 39,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 47,500 hectares | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 49,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 49,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47,025 hectares | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 45,000 hectares | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 44,500 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 45,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 45,710 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 46,450 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 47,113 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 47,409 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47,527 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 47,568 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 47,780 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 47,656 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 47,763 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47,869 hectares | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 47,869 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 504 hectares, 95.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 47,869 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,705 hectares, 12.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area per crop type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +73.3% | 15,000 hectares | 26,000 hectares |
| 2006 | +44.2% | 26,000 hectares | 37,500 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 1 |
| 1990s | 10,130 hectares | 7,500 hectares | 12,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,200 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 49,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,473 hectares | 44,500 hectares | 49,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,727 hectares | 47,568 hectares | 47,869 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 land area per crop type in Egypt?
- Land area per crop type in Egypt was 47,869 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 land area per crop type recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 49,000 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest land area per crop type recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,500 hectares in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for land area per crop type?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area per crop type rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Land area per crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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