Rye — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Rye — Area harvested was 47,869 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Egypt, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in Egypt stood at 47,869 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 49,000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,500 ha, in 1991.
That places Egypt 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8,000 ha | — |
| 1990 | 8,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 7,500 ha | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,800 ha | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 9,500 ha | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 11,000 ha | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 11,500 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 12,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 12,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 12,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 15,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26,000 ha | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 37,500 ha | +44.2% |
| 2007 | 39,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 47,500 ha | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 49,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 49,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47,025 ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 45,000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 44,500 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 45,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 45,710 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 46,450 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 47,113 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 47,409 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47,527 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 47,568 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 47,780 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 47,656 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 47,763 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47,869 ha | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 47,869 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 519 ha, 92.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +73.3% | 15,000 ha | 26,000 ha |
| 2006 | +44.2% | 26,000 ha | 37,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 1 |
| 1990s | 10,130 ha | 7,500 ha | 12,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,200 ha | 13,000 ha | 49,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,473 ha | 44,500 ha | 49,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,727 ha | 47,568 ha | 47,869 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 12 Czechoslovakia 89,142 ha
- 13 Iraq 74,397 ha compare
- 14 Ukraine 69,700 ha compare
- 16 Australia 41,335 ha compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 41,335 ha compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36,840 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 rye — area harvested in Egypt?
- Rye — area harvested in Egypt was 47,869 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 49,000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,500 ha in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for rye — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Rye — 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.