Agricultural land use per person in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0388 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0388 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
180th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0975 hectares per person
in 1930
All-time low
0.0387 hectares per person
in 2022
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Egypt, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0388 hectares per person for agricultural land use per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Egypt peaked at 0.0975 hectares per person in 1930 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Egypt 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0953 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0892 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0892 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0892 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0884 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0884 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.089 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0965 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0975 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.094 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0949 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0945 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0942 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0938 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0935 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0932 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.093 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0927 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0925 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0923 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0926 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0879 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.085 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0833 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0865 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0877 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0861 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0839 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0829 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0811 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0795 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0778 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0762 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0742 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0721 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0681 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0642 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0605 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0569 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0554 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0546 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0527 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0512 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0503 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0497 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0497 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.048 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0473 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0459 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0461 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.045 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0499 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0492 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0482 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0515 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0489 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0491 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0484 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0508 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0471 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0469 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0472 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0461 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0461 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0459 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0438 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0447 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0436 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0416 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0396 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.039 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0387 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0389 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0387 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0388 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0388 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0388 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0388 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0388 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3036 hectares per person, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0884 hectares per person | 0.0884 hectares per person | 0.0884 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0884 hectares per person | 0.0884 hectares per person | 0.0884 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.089 hectares per person | 0.089 hectares per person | 0.089 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0965 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0975 hectares per person | 0.0975 hectares per person | 0.0975 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.094 hectares per person | 0.094 hectares per person | 0.094 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0938 hectares per person | 0.0925 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0868 hectares per person | 0.0829 hectares per person | 0.0926 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0711 hectares per person | 0.0569 hectares per person | 0.0811 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0505 hectares per person | 0.0459 hectares per person | 0.0554 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0487 hectares per person | 0.045 hectares per person | 0.0515 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0457 hectares per person | 0.0438 hectares per person | 0.0472 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0408 hectares per person | 0.039 hectares per person | 0.0436 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0388 hectares per person | 0.0387 hectares per person | 0.0389 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 agricultural land use per person in Egypt?
- Agricultural land use per person in Egypt was 0.0388 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0975 hectares per person in 1930.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Egypt ranks 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.