Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0549 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 131.8% on the previous year and up 102.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.0549 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 29th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +214.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +131.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0549 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0323 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0549 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0167 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +214.0% | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +131.8% | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -61.0% | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.0549 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0549 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.3%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.