Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6836 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt is 0.6836 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.7485 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.227 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 39th of 120 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.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.227 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3506 ha per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4048 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3576 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3566 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4541 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5093 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5043 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4822 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4798 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4836 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4207 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4444 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4442 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4551 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4386 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.437 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4409 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4102 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4035 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4327 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4249 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4156 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3904 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4253 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4148 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4152 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4379 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4646 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5133 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5415 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5818 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5912 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5931 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6542 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5202 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6582 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6622 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5656 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6533 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6365 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6486 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6161 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6735 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7073 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7485 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5781 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4616 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5959 ha per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6231 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5998 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5763 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5132 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5713 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5522 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5511 ha per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5016 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4663 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4852 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6836 ha per square kilometre | +40.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.6836 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2899 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.6836 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0119 ha per square kilometre, 57.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +54.4% | 0.227 ha per square kilometre | 0.3506 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +51.9% | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | 0.5511 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3967 ha per square kilometre | 0.227 ha per square kilometre | 0.5093 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4527 ha per square kilometre | 0.4207 ha per square kilometre | 0.4836 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4086 ha per square kilometre | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | 0.4327 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5556 ha per square kilometre | 0.4379 ha per square kilometre | 0.6582 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.649 ha per square kilometre | 0.5656 ha per square kilometre | 0.7485 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5407 ha per square kilometre | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | 0.6231 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5342 ha per square kilometre | 0.4663 ha per square kilometre | 0.6836 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 36 Mali 0.7433 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Italy 0.7109 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Nicaragua 0.6884 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Colombia 0.6016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mozambique 0.4652 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Paraguay 0.4295 ha per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.6836 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7485 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.