Potato yields in Egypt
Egypt: Potato yields was 30.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Egypt is 30.09 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Egypt peaked at 31.44 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.93 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
Egypt ranks 38th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.25 tonnes per hectare | 14.46 tonnes per hectare | 18.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | 17.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.76 tonnes per hectare | 17.28 tonnes per hectare | 22.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.17 tonnes per hectare | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | 23.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.86 tonnes per hectare | 23.59 tonnes per hectare | 26.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.16 tonnes per hectare | 25.92 tonnes per hectare | 29.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.04 tonnes per hectare | 24.62 tonnes per hectare | 31.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Egypt?
- Potato yields in Egypt was 30.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 31.44 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.93 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Egypt rank for potato yields?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.