Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0082 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0082 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0272 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Egypt 73rd out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0244 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0272 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0234 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0172 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0211 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0195 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0198 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0185 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0183 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0181 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0187 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0194 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0198 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.02 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0182 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0191 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0185 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0182 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0179 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0175 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0172 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0169 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0158 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0142 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0149 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0134 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0135 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0112 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0111 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0143 ha per person | +121.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 ha per person | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 ha per person | -4.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0082 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0082 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 29.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 | +121.6% | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.0272 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 ha per person | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Egypt?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Egypt was 0.0082 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0272 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.