Maize and products — Import quantity in Egypt
Egypt: Maize and products — Import quantity was 8,337 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Import quantity in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize and products — import quantity in Egypt is 8,337 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — import quantity in Egypt peaked at 11,304 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,378 1000 t, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Import quantity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,378 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 9,576 1000 t | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 7,736 1000 t | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 10,674 1000 t | +38.0% |
| 2014 | 10,548 1000 t | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 9,887 1000 t | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 9,606 1000 t | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11,304 1000 t | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 10,430 1000 t | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 10,312 1000 t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9,784 1000 t | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 9,964 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 7,825 1000 t | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 8,337 1000 t | +6.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 8,337 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71 1000 t, 117.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 8,337 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 452 1000 t, 18.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,645 1000 t | 6,378 1000 t | 11,304 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,978 1000 t | 7,825 1000 t | 9,964 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Republic of Korea 11,589 1000 t compare
- 7 Spain 9,784 1000 t compare
- 9 Italy 7,481 1000 t compare
- 10 Colombia 6,338 1000 t compare
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,862 1000 t compare
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 maize and products — import quantity in Egypt?
- Maize and products — import quantity in Egypt was 8,337 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11,304 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,378 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for maize and products — import quantity?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — import quantity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.