Sugar cane yields in Egypt
Egypt: Sugar cane yields was 107.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Egypt stood at 107.11 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Egypt peaked at 121.35 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 72.88 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 3rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.5 tonnes per hectare | 87.32 tonnes per hectare | 96.16 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.37 tonnes per hectare | 79.78 tonnes per hectare | 92.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.17 tonnes per hectare | 74.9 tonnes per hectare | 98.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.03 tonnes per hectare | 100.33 tonnes per hectare | 118.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.27 tonnes per hectare | 116.39 tonnes per hectare | 121.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.2 tonnes per hectare | 110.88 tonnes per hectare | 116.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.88 tonnes per hectare | 72.88 tonnes per hectare | 111.16 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 sugar cane yields in Egypt?
- Sugar cane yields in Egypt was 107.11 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 121.35 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.88 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for sugar cane yields?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Sugar cane 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.