Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Egypt is 0.0013 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.007 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 ha per person, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 52nd of 108 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.007 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.007 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.007 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0069 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0069 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.005 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.004 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.003 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.002 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.002 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 ha per person | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | -9.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0013 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 10.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +35.1% | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Egypt?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Egypt was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 52nd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sorghum — 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.