Soybean yields in Egypt
Egypt: Soybean yields was 3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in Egypt, 1972–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Egypt peaked at 3.62 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9494 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Egypt ranks 11th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.9494 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in Egypt?
- Soybean yields in Egypt was 3 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean yields recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9494 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for soybean yields?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.