Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Egypt
Egypt: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 1,218 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Egypt stood at 1,218 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Egypt peaked at 1,240 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 135.1 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Egypt 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 135.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 214.5 kg/ha | +58.8% |
| 1963 | 216.4 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 235.4 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 209.9 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 183.2 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 193.7 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 217.1 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 239 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 228.1 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 242.6 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 242.5 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 227.2 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 224.8 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 217.5 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 237.8 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 220.1 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 273.4 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 299.4 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 305.4 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 311 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 324.9 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 304.8 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 315.4 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 311.3 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 314.3 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 302.9 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 287.4 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 264.4 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 286 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 335.3 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 376.1 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 415.5 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 411.3 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 449 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 431.4 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 431.9 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 404 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 509.3 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 572.2 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 526.1 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 530.2 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 500.5 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 529.2 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 508.5 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 678.4 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 672.6 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 800.8 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 770.1 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 671.2 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 668.2 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 802.9 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 818.9 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 757.7 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 925.3 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 1,206 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 1,240 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,104 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 1,073 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,090 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,096 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 949.4 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 1,077 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 1,218 kg/ha | +13.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,218 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371.5 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,218 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 435.8 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204.92 kg/ha | 135.1 kg/ha | 239 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 241.34 kg/ha | 217.5 kg/ha | 299.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 304.18 kg/ha | 264.4 kg/ha | 324.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 404.98 kg/ha | 286 kg/ha | 509.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 608.86 kg/ha | 500.5 kg/ha | 800.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 926.67 kg/ha | 668.2 kg/ha | 1,240 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,086 kg/ha | 949.4 kg/ha | 1,218 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Egypt?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Egypt was 1,218 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,240 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 135.1 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.