Share of land area used for agriculture in Egypt
Egypt: Share of land area used for agriculture was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for agriculture in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land area used for agriculture in Egypt stood at 4.1%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Egypt peaked at 4.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 195th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 192 Bermuda 5.6% compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 5.5% compare
- 194 Oman 4.8% compare
- 196 Solomon Islands 3.9% compare
- 197 Hong Kong, China 3.8% compare
- 198 Equatorial Guinea 3.7% 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 share of land area used for agriculture in Egypt?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Egypt was 4.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Egypt ranks 195th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.