Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0103 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0103 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
66th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.0295 ha per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.0021 ha per square kilometre
in 1989
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.0295 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 ha per square kilometre, in 1989.
Egypt ranks 66th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1990 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +88.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +107.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 2021 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0103 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0781 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0103 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0022 ha per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.0103 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Egypt rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 66th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.