Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 284,933 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Egypt stood at 284,933 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 299,590 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,972 ha, in 1967.
Egypt ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,988 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28,993 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30,538 ha | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 28,691 ha | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 29,939 ha | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 27,691 ha | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 21,972 ha | -20.7% |
| 1968 | 33,605 ha | +52.9% |
| 1969 | 35,706 ha | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 37,806 ha | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 32,610 ha | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 40,748 ha | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 49,569 ha | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 45,369 ha | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 47,469 ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 60,323 ha | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 69,817 ha | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 61,050 ha | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 67,219 ha | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 76,832 ha | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 73,583 ha | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 72,145 ha | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 64,270 ha | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 69,210 ha | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 83,070 ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 81,390 ha | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 85,950 ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 94,770 ha | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 80,480 ha | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 86,889 ha | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 96,763 ha | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 85,703 ha | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 86,935 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 75,182 ha | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 133,628 ha | +77.7% |
| 1996 | 141,401 ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 94,486 ha | -33.2% |
| 1998 | 101,157 ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 90,816 ha | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 86,667 ha | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 94,039 ha | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 94,726 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 98,132 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 118,021 ha | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 150,443 ha | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 126,784 ha | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 124,861 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 152,167 ha | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 155,339 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 157,683 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 177,221 ha | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 191,307 ha | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 175,580 ha | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 186,565 ha | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 199,513 ha | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 175,299 ha | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 188,990 ha | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 191,586 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 195,452 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 299,590 ha | +53.3% |
| 2021 | 230,839 ha | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 261,626 ha | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 288,121 ha | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 284,933 ha | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,569 ha | 21,972 ha | 35,706 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 51,198 ha | 32,610 ha | 69,817 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,170 ha | 64,270 ha | 94,770 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,296 ha | 75,182 ha | 141,401 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,118 ha | 86,667 ha | 155,339 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,920 ha | 157,683 ha | 199,513 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,022 ha | 230,839 ha | 299,590 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 30 Philippines 347,129 ha compare
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- 34 Yugoslav SFR 284,512 ha compare
- 35 Germany 282,200 ha compare
- 36 Colombia 258,804 ha 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Egypt?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Egypt was 284,933 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 299,590 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,972 ha in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.