Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Egypt
Egypt: Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity was 37.31 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply quantity in Egypt is 37.31 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply quantity in Egypt peaked at 43.45 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.26 kg/cap, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 115th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31.53 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 31.31 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.26 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.17 kg/cap | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.27 kg/cap | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.5 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 29.26 kg/cap | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 31.53 kg/cap | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 32.85 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 31.99 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 43.45 kg/cap | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 38.9 kg/cap | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 41.23 kg/cap | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 37.31 kg/cap | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.57 kg/cap | 29.26 kg/cap | 33.5 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.22 kg/cap | 37.31 kg/cap | 43.45 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 112 China, Macao SAR 39.54 kg/cap compare
- 113 Hungary 37.93 kg/cap compare
- 114 Bahrain 37.66 kg/cap compare
- 116 Saudi Arabia 35.59 kg/cap compare
- 117 United Arab Emirates 35.24 kg/cap compare
- 118 Israel 34.33 kg/cap 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 starchy roots — food supply quantity in Egypt?
- Starchy roots — food supply quantity in Egypt was 37.31 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 43.45 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.26 kg/cap in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for starchy roots — food supply quantity?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply quantity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.