What is maize yield in Egypt?

Maize yield in Egypt was 7,741 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest maize yield recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 8,370 kg per hectare in 2006.

What is the lowest maize yield recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 2,401 kg per hectare in 1961.

How does Egypt rank for maize yield?

Egypt ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2011.

Is maize yield rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Maize yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Maize yield in Egypt

Name: Maize yield in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Maize yield was 7,741 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

7,741 kg per hectare

Change on year

up 6.5%

World rank

1st

of 49 countries

All-time high

8,370 kg per hectare

in 2006

All-time low

2,401 kg per hectare

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Maize yield in Egypt, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 7,741 kg per hectare for maize yield in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize yield in Egypt peaked at 8,370 kg per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,401 kg per hectare, in 1961.

That places Egypt 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3,196 kg per hectare	2,401 kg per hectare	4,070 kg per hectare	9
1970s	3,712 kg per hectare	3,579 kg per hectare	3,910 kg per hectare	10
1980s	4,566 kg per hectare	4,037 kg per hectare	5,380 kg per hectare	10
1990s	6,478 kg per hectare	5,780 kg per hectare	7,517 kg per hectare	10
2000s	7,846 kg per hectare	6,980 kg per hectare	8,370 kg per hectare	10
2010s	7,505 kg per hectare	7,270 kg per hectare	7,741 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Egypt

2 Mauritius 7,442 kg per hectare compare
3 South Africa 4,367 kg per hectare compare
4 Algeria 3,472 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Egypt

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 57.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize yield in Egypt?: Maize yield in Egypt was 7,741 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest maize yield recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 8,370 kg per hectare in 2006.
What is the lowest maize yield recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 2,401 kg per hectare in 1961.
How does Egypt rank for maize yield?: Egypt ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
Is maize yield rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Maize yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Maize yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 2,720 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Maize yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.