Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt
Egypt: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 151.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 151.31 for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Egypt peaked at 163.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.87, in 1967.
That places Egypt 17th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.02 | — |
| 1962 | 27.31 | -12.0% |
| 1963 | 31.53 | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 27.5 | -12.8% |
| 1965 | 31.4 | +14.2% |
| 1966 | 22.53 | -28.2% |
| 1967 | 18.87 | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 31.21 | +65.4% |
| 1969 | 31.45 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 34.59 | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 27.75 | -19.8% |
| 1972 | 35.86 | +29.2% |
| 1973 | 46.93 | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 40.68 | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 40.41 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 49.01 | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 54.12 | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 40.37 | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 51.91 | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 60.26 | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 57.74 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 55.66 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 49.99 | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 52.68 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 63.57 | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 59.79 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 73.2 | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 73.61 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 63.75 | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 61.19 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 64.91 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 57.44 | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 55.48 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 44.96 | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 86.37 | +92.1% |
| 1996 | 85.48 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 57.48 | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 61.89 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 55.18 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 52.84 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 55.62 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 56.81 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 57.15 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.91 | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 85.21 | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 61.02 | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 71.46 | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 90.64 | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 91.24 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.11 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 103.91 | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 111.43 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 97.61 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 103.15 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 108.55 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 88.29 | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 101.86 | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 102.4 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 105.5 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 135.45 | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 123.37 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 139.69 | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 163.3 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 151.31 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.09 | 18.87 | 31.53 | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.16 | 27.75 | 54.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.02 | 49.99 | 73.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.04 | 44.96 | 86.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.19 | 52.84 | 91.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.18 | 88.29 | 111.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.62 | 123.37 | 163.3 | 5 |
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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 — gross per capita production index number in Egypt?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Egypt was 151.31 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 163.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.87 in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Egypt ranks 17th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.