Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Maize (corn) — Production, per capita was 0.0618 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0618 t per person.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0906 t per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0484 t per person, in 2018.
That places Egypt 52nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0586 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0707 t per person | +20.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0642 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0648 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0699 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0757 t per person | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0673 t per person | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0697 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.07 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0692 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0662 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0668 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0676 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0696 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0715 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0766 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0669 t per person | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0746 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0686 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0735 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0733 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0721 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0734 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0751 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0727 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0691 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0674 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0741 t per person | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0799 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0822 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0853 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0824 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0801 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0795 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0691 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0771 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0848 t per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0906 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0859 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0886 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0816 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0844 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0839 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0785 t per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0874 t per person | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0771 t per person | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0741 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0862 t per person | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0878 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0789 t per person | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0755 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0869 t per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0835 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0826 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0783 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0769 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0824 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0484 t per person | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0706 t per person | +46.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0695 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0724 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0609 t per person | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.065 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0618 t per person | -4.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0618 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0376 t per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0618 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0016 t per person, 37.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0679 t per person | 0.0586 t per person | 0.0757 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0698 t per person | 0.0662 t per person | 0.0766 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0731 t per person | 0.0674 t per person | 0.0799 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0817 t per person | 0.0691 t per person | 0.0906 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0829 t per person | 0.0741 t per person | 0.0886 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0764 t per person | 0.0484 t per person | 0.0869 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0659 t per person | 0.0609 t per person | 0.0724 t 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) — production, per capita in Egypt?
- Maize (corn) — production, per capita in Egypt was 0.0618 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0906 t per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0484 t per person in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for maize (corn) — production, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 52nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.