Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.164 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt stood at 0.164 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.226 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.1292 ha per square kilometre, in 1989.
Egypt ranks 40th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.193 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2039 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2091 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.211 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2185 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2207 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.226 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1999 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.211 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2085 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2038 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2055 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2117 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2064 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2003 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1726 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1838 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1719 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.173 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1742 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1615 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1658 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1537 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1338 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1325 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1348 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1366 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1588 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1567 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.159 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1633 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1494 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1569 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1567 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1493 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1548 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1419 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1408 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1577 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1434 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1491 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1509 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1487 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1529 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1556 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1521 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.154 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 0.164 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.164 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.164 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0166 ha per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +37.1% | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2082 ha per square kilometre | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | 0.226 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1976 ha per square kilometre | 0.1719 ha per square kilometre | 0.2117 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | 0.1742 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1496 ha per square kilometre | 0.1348 ha per square kilometre | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | 0.1419 ha per square kilometre | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1494 ha per square kilometre | 0.1408 ha per square kilometre | 0.1577 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1693 ha per square kilometre | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 37 Mauritania 0.1863 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Guinea 0.1831 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Argentina 0.1829 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Lebanon 0.1621 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Brazil 0.1608 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Uruguay 0.1566 ha per square kilometre 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.164 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.226 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1292 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Egypt rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.