Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0023 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Egypt is 0.0023 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0025 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 1967.
That places Egypt 45th out of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 ha per person | +57.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.001 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 ha per person | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 ha per person | +86.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 ha per person | +52.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 ha per person | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0023 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0023 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0025 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Egypt?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Egypt was 0.0023 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.