Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0276 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0276 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0697 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0245 hectares per person, in 2018.
That places Egypt 122nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0625 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0697 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0668 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0639 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0531 hectares per person | -16.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0579 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0588 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0622 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0568 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0552 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0544 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0523 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0507 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0527 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0526 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0466 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0489 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0475 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.045 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0445 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0437 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0372 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0357 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.036 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0352 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0368 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0391 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0403 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0397 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0398 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0415 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.038 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.04 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0378 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0379 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0378 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.035 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0353 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0367 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0363 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0371 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0363 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0336 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0334 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0351 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0338 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0326 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0317 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0299 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0337 hectares per person | +37.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0287 hectares per person | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0284 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0276 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0276 hectares per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0117 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +37.5% | 0.0245 hectares per person | 0.0337 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0613 hectares per person | 0.0531 hectares per person | 0.0697 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0513 hectares per person | 0.0466 hectares per person | 0.0552 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0396 hectares per person | 0.0352 hectares per person | 0.045 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0395 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | 0.0415 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0359 hectares per person | 0.0345 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0323 hectares per person | 0.0245 hectares per person | 0.0351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 hectares per person | 0.0276 hectares per person | 0.0287 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Egypt?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Egypt was 0.0276 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0697 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 hectares per person in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 122nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.