Linseed — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Linseed — Area harvested was 5,000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Linseed — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, linseed — area harvested in Egypt stood at 5,000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.9% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 28,781 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,430 ha, in 2013.
That places Egypt 21st out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Linseed — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,059 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,370 ha | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 10,944 ha | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 13,916 ha | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 10,857 ha | -22.0% |
| 1966 | 10,082 ha | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 10,108 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15,123 ha | +49.6% |
| 1969 | 16,383 ha | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 8,417 ha | -48.6% |
| 1971 | 9,662 ha | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 14,703 ha | +52.2% |
| 1973 | 17,643 ha | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 19,744 ha | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 22,684 ha | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 19,950 ha | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 24,638 ha | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 25,211 ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 28,781 ha | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 28,406 ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 21,900 ha | -22.9% |
| 1982 | 15,695 ha | -28.3% |
| 1983 | 16,185 ha | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 18,400 ha | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 16,380 ha | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 18,060 ha | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 14,700 ha | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 17,220 ha | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 17,220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13,020 ha | -24.4% |
| 1991 | 18,480 ha | +41.9% |
| 1992 | 16,000 ha | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 13,000 ha | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 15,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 15,714 ha | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 14,000 ha | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 15,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 15,500 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 16,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,936 ha | -44.1% |
| 2003 | 13,010 ha | +45.6% |
| 2004 | 17,138 ha | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 15,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,443 ha | -47.2% |
| 2009 | 5,369 ha | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 3,339 ha | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 3,389 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4,276 ha | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 1,430 ha | -66.6% |
| 2014 | 2,893 ha | +102.3% |
| 2015 | 3,128 ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 5,000 ha | +59.8% |
| 2017 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,733 ha | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 9,716 ha | +160.3% |
| 2023 | 12,468 ha | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 5,000 ha | -59.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5,000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,704 ha, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5,000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,070 ha, 4.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +160.3% | 3,733 ha | 9,716 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,316 ha | 10,082 ha | 16,383 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,143 ha | 8,417 ha | 28,781 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,417 ha | 14,700 ha | 28,406 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,171 ha | 13,000 ha | 18,480 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,190 ha | 5,369 ha | 17,138 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,946 ha | 1,430 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,183 ha | 3,733 ha | 12,468 ha | 5 |
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 linseed — area harvested in Egypt?
- Linseed — area harvested in Egypt was 5,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28,781 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,430 ha in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Linseed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.