Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0024 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0027 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 1967.
Egypt ranks 100th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.001 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.001 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.001 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1968 | 0.001 ha per person | +49.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per person | +74.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 ha per person | -34.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 ha per person | +50.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Egypt?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Egypt was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.