Tomatoes — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 175,397 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tomatoes — area harvested in Egypt stood at 175,397 ha.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 251,838 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 61,089 ha, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61,089 ha | — |
| 1962 | 66,505 ha | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 71,517 ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 78,445 ha | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 80,179 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 85,538 ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 88,281 ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 98,300 ha | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 101,239 ha | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 99,979 ha | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 104,180 ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 107,960 ha | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 115,942 ha | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 117,202 ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 136,526 ha | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 129,385 ha | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 123,276 ha | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 130,593 ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 138,057 ha | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 139,322 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 136,388 ha | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 135,134 ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 136,100 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 134,845 ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 144,930 ha | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 165,510 ha | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 168,450 ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 168,872 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 178,534 ha | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 155,873 ha | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 137,809 ha | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 152,048 ha | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 147,447 ha | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 148,520 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 149,342 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 173,152 ha | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 168,626 ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 177,243 ha | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 189,411 ha | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 195,444 ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 180,721 ha | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 191,171 ha | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 192,976 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 195,164 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 195,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 220,110 ha | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 225,627 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 240,174 ha | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 251,838 ha | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 216,385 ha | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 212,446 ha | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 216,395 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 205,276 ha | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 214,016 ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 196,853 ha | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 184,972 ha | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 166,206 ha | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 174,802 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 174,730 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 159,668 ha | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 149,956 ha | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 157,702 ha | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 165,870 ha | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 175,397 ha | +5.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 175,397 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,311 ha, 14.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 175,397 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,558 ha, 26.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81,233 ha | 61,089 ha | 101,239 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 120,310 ha | 99,979 ha | 138,057 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,808 ha | 134,845 ha | 178,534 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 159,947 ha | 137,809 ha | 189,411 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,822 ha | 180,721 ha | 251,838 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 196,208 ha | 166,206 ha | 216,395 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,719 ha | 149,956 ha | 175,397 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 3 India 853,993 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 182,324 ha compare
- 4 Nigeria 822,140 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 68,517 ha compare
- 5 USSR 350,000 ha compare
- 7 Italy 102,800 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 42,332 ha compare
- 8 Mexico 87,292 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 14,731 ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8,530 ha compare
- 9 Russian Federation 74,487 ha 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 tomatoes — area harvested in Egypt?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Egypt was 175,397 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 251,838 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,089 ha in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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, published as part of Tomatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.