Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.9813 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt is 0.9813 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 1.54 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5284 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Egypt 68th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6765 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.773 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7263 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.701 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5284 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1966 | 0.665 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6309 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.658 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6289 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6364 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.644 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.649 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6988 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7413 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7722 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7983 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7449 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8009 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7952 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8041 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8117 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8165 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8237 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8338 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8077 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7263 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7642 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8271 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8457 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.834 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8728 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8301 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8329 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8694 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7392 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7464 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8181 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.881 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.821 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8469 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.877 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8319 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8379 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7921 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8722 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.765 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7795 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9405 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9876 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9729 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8924 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6831 ha per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +125.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9809 ha per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9175 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9813 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9813 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9813 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 ha per square kilometre, 32.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +125.5% | 0.6831 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -38.0% | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.6831 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6653 ha per square kilometre | 0.5284 ha per square kilometre | 0.773 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7281 ha per square kilometre | 0.6364 ha per square kilometre | 0.8009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8061 ha per square kilometre | 0.7263 ha per square kilometre | 0.8457 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8245 ha per square kilometre | 0.7392 ha per square kilometre | 0.881 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8531 ha per square kilometre | 0.765 ha per square kilometre | 0.9876 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.6831 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9777 ha per square kilometre | 0.9175 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 65 Uruguay 1.07 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Georgia 1.04 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Greece 1.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Belarus 0.8868 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 0.8823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Myanmar 0.8706 ha per square kilometre 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 (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.9813 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5284 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 68th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.