Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 81,499 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Egypt stood at 81,499 ha.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 834,385 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 55,440 ha, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 30th of 94 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.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 834,385 ha | — |
| 1962 | 695,910 ha | -16.6% |
| 1963 | 683,583 ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 676,691 ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 798,200 ha | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 780,900 ha | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 683,037 ha | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 615,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 681,370 ha | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 683,470 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 640,622 ha | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 651,964 ha | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 672,128 ha | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 610,376 ha | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 565,428 ha | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 524,260 ha | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 597,813 ha | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 499,213 ha | -16.5% |
| 1979 | 502,122 ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 522,701 ha | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 494,936 ha | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 447,738 ha | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 420,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 413,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 454,000 ha | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 443,180 ha | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 411,680 ha | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 425,960 ha | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 422,473 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 417,247 ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 357,682 ha | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 353,066 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 371,559 ha | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 303,127 ha | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 298,406 ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 386,937 ha | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 361,032 ha | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 331,434 ha | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 271,184 ha | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 217,781 ha | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 307,118 ha | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 296,811 ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 224,828 ha | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 300,307 ha | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 275,000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 225,000 ha | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 242,000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 131,337 ha | -45.7% |
| 2009 | 119,462 ha | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 155,039 ha | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 218,451 ha | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 140,011 ha | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 120,424 ha | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 155,054 ha | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 101,164 ha | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 55,440 ha | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 91,140 ha | +64.4% |
| 2018 | 141,120 ha | +54.8% |
| 2019 | 100,544 ha | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 76,918 ha | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 99,882 ha | +29.9% |
| 2022 | 140,531 ha | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 107,194 ha | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 81,499 ha | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 716,564 ha | 615,000 ha | 834,385 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 594,740 ha | 499,213 ha | 683,470 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 445,567 ha | 411,680 ha | 522,701 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 345,167 ha | 271,184 ha | 417,247 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 233,964 ha | 119,462 ha | 307,118 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,839 ha | 55,440 ha | 218,451 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,205 ha | 76,918 ha | 140,531 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 27 Mozambique 96,523 ha compare
- 28 Afghanistan 91,205 ha compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 81,869 ha compare
- 31 Ethiopia 78,884 ha compare
- 32 Togo 76,000 ha compare
- 33 Spain 51,823 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Egypt?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Egypt was 81,499 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 834,385 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,440 ha in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. 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 Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.