Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0086 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0086 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0363 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 128th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0353 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0335 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0086 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0086 sq. km per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.009 sq. km per person, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0328 sq. km per person | 0.0296 sq. km per person | 0.0363 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0261 sq. km per person | 0.0234 sq. km per person | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0201 sq. km per person | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0228 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0155 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Egypt was 0.0086 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0363 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.