Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 3.47 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt is 3.47 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.5% on the previous year and up 188.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt peaked at 54.42 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -34.31 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Egypt ranks 48th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 54.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 15.47 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2481 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1965 | -11.88 % change on previous year | -4888.1% |
| 1966 | -0.2809 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 1967 | 27.32 % change on previous year | -9827.3% |
| 1968 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1969 | -0.9862 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1970 | -4.38 % change on previous year | +344.4% |
| 1971 | -0.4935 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7916 % change on previous year | -260.4% |
| 1973 | -13 % change on previous year | -1742.4% |
| 1974 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 1975 | -0.0296 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1976 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -8359.7% |
| 1977 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -247.8% |
| 1978 | -0.3857 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9019 % change on previous year | -333.9% |
| 1980 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -870.9% |
| 1981 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1982 | 7.24 % change on previous year | -541.9% |
| 1983 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 1984 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 1985 | -6.07 % change on previous year | +176.4% |
| 1986 | 8.96 % change on previous year | -247.5% |
| 1987 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -127.6% |
| 1988 | -14.85 % change on previous year | +501.3% |
| 1989 | 17.54 % change on previous year | -218.1% |
| 1990 | 5.48 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 1991 | 6.09 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 10.5 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 1993 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 1994 | 7.44 % change on previous year | +35.4% |
| 1995 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3247 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1997 | 10.29 % change on previous year | +3069.1% |
| 1998 | -20.48 % change on previous year | -299.0% |
| 1999 | 26.53 % change on previous year | -229.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6116 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2001 | -14.59 % change on previous year | -2486.1% |
| 2002 | 15.5 % change on previous year | -206.2% |
| 2003 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2004 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
| 2005 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -362.5% |
| 2006 | 9.32 % change on previous year | -285.9% |
| 2007 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 2008 | 5.83 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 2009 | -22.77 % change on previous year | -490.6% |
| 2010 | -20.15 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 29.09 % change on previous year | -244.4% |
| 2012 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 2013 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 2014 | -3.92 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2015 | -10.96 % change on previous year | +179.6% |
| 2016 | 11.32 % change on previous year | -203.3% |
| 2017 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 2018 | -34.31 % change on previous year | +927.0% |
| 2019 | 51.92 % change on previous year | -251.3% |
| 2020 | -8.97 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 2021 | -7.04 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -157.3% |
| 2023 | 40.91 % change on previous year | +914.2% |
| 2024 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +9827.3% | -0.2809 % change on previous year | 27.32 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +8359.7% | -0.0296 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | -4888.1% | 0.2481 % change on previous year | -11.88 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +3069.1% | 0.3247 % change on previous year | 10.29 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -2486.1% | 0.6116 % change on previous year | -14.59 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | -1742.4% | 0.7916 % change on previous year | -13 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.06 % change on previous year | -11.88 % change on previous year | 54.42 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.22 % change on previous year | -13 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2251 % change on previous year | -14.85 % change on previous year | 17.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.33 % change on previous year | -20.48 % change on previous year | 26.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6762 % change on previous year | -22.77 % change on previous year | 15.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 % change on previous year | -34.31 % change on previous year | 51.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 % change on previous year | -8.97 % change on previous year | 40.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 45 Romania 4.12 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Gambia 3.99 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Guinea 3.51 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Senegal 3.03 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 2.82 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Ethiopia 2.48 % change on previous year compare
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 rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt?
- Rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt was 3.47 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.42 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.31 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.