Sugar cane yields in Egypt
Egypt: Sugar cane yields was 107.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
107.11 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
121.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
72.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89.06 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 94.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 92.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 87.32 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 87.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 92.79 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 91.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 92.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 96.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 88.74 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 92.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 90.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 88.35 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 80.32 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 86.29 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 82.91 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 80.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 79.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 84.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 81.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 83.54 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 81.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 79.96 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 89.19 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 92.19 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 98.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 74.9 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 93.38 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1989 | 96.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 100.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 103.64 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 102.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 106.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 109.34 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 109.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 110.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 112.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 117.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 118.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 117.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 118.81 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 117.87 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 118.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 119.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 120.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 121.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 120.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 121.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 116.39 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 116.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 115.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 113.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 114.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 115.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 115.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 113.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 112.22 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 115.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 110.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 72.88 tonnes per hectare | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 110.94 tonnes per hectare | +52.2% |
| 2022 | 111.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 107.31 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 107.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 107.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 107.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.85 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +52.2% | 72.88 tonnes per hectare | 110.94 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | -34.3% | 110.88 tonnes per hectare | 72.88 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.