What is total agricultural land use per person in Egypt?

Total agricultural land use per person in Egypt was 0.0388 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.0975 in 1930.

What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 in 2022.

How does Egypt rank for total agricultural land use per person?

Egypt ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Total agricultural land use per person in Egypt

Name: Total agricultural land use per person in Egypt
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.0388 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0388

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

179th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.0975

in 1930

All-time low

0.0387

in 2022

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Total agricultural land use per person in Egypt, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.0388 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Egypt peaked at 0.0975 in 1930 and was at its lowest, 0.0387, in 2022.

That places Egypt 179th out of 199 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.

Total agricultural land use per person in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Total agricultural land use per person in Egypt, 1000 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1000	0.0953	—
1100	0.0953	+0.0%
1200	0.0953	+0.0%
1300	0.0953	+0.0%
1400	0.0953	+0.0%
1500	0.0953	+0.0%
1600	0.0953	+0.0%
1700	0.0953	+0.0%
1710	0.0953	+0.0%
1720	0.0953	+0.0%
1730	0.0953	+0.0%
1740	0.0953	+0.0%
1750	0.0953	+0.0%
1760	0.0953	+0.0%
1770	0.0953	+0.0%
1780	0.0953	+0.0%
1790	0.0953	+0.0%
1800	0.0953	+0.0%
1810	0.0953	+0.0%
1820	0.0953	+0.0%
1830	0.0953	+0.0%
1840	0.0953	+0.0%
1850	0.0953	+0.0%
1860	0.0892	-6.4%
1870	0.0892	+0.0%
1880	0.0892	+0.0%
1890	0.0884	-0.8%
1900	0.0884	-0.1%
1910	0.089	+0.7%
1920	0.0965	+8.4%
1930	0.0975	+1.1%
1940	0.094	-3.6%
1950	0.0953	+1.4%
1951	0.0949	-0.4%
1952	0.0945	-0.4%
1953	0.0942	-0.4%
1954	0.0938	-0.3%
1955	0.0935	-0.3%
1956	0.0932	-0.3%
1957	0.093	-0.3%
1958	0.0927	-0.3%
1959	0.0925	-0.2%
1960	0.0923	-0.2%
1961	0.0926	+0.3%
1962	0.0879	-5.1%
1963	0.085	-3.2%
1964	0.0833	-2.0%
1965	0.0865	+3.8%
1966	0.0877	+1.3%
1967	0.0861	-1.8%
1968	0.0839	-2.5%
1969	0.0829	-1.3%
1970	0.0811	-2.1%
1971	0.0795	-2.0%
1972	0.0778	-2.1%
1973	0.0762	-2.2%
1974	0.0742	-2.6%
1975	0.0721	-2.8%
1976	0.0681	-5.5%
1977	0.0642	-5.7%
1978	0.0605	-5.9%
1979	0.0569	-6.0%
1980	0.0554	-2.5%
1981	0.0546	-1.6%
1982	0.0527	-3.4%
1983	0.0512	-3.0%
1984	0.0503	-1.7%
1985	0.0497	-1.1%
1986	0.0497	+0.0%
1987	0.048	-3.5%
1988	0.0473	-1.4%
1989	0.0459	-3.0%
1990	0.0461	+0.5%
1991	0.045	-2.5%
1992	0.0499	+10.9%
1993	0.0492	-1.4%
1994	0.0482	-2.0%
1995	0.0515	+6.9%
1996	0.0489	-5.1%
1997	0.0491	+0.3%
1998	0.0484	-1.4%
1999	0.0508	+4.9%
2000	0.0471	-7.2%
2001	0.0469	-0.5%
2002	0.0472	+0.7%
2003	0.0461	-2.3%
2004	0.0461	+0.1%
2005	0.0459	-0.5%
2006	0.0452	-1.5%
2007	0.0445	-1.6%
2008	0.0438	-1.6%
2009	0.0447	+2.2%
2010	0.0436	-2.4%
2011	0.0421	-3.5%
2012	0.0421	-0.0%
2013	0.0416	-1.1%
2014	0.0406	-2.4%
2015	0.0406	-0.0%
2016	0.0392	-3.4%
2017	0.0396	+0.8%
2018	0.0391	-1.2%
2019	0.039	-0.3%
2020	0.0387	-0.6%
2021	0.0389	+0.3%
2022	0.0387	-0.5%
2023	0.0388	+0.3%
2024	0.0388	-0.0%
2025	0.0388	-0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1100s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1200s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1300s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1400s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1500s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1600s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1700s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1710s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1720s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1730s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1740s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1750s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1760s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1770s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1780s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1790s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1800s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1810s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1820s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1830s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1840s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1850s	0.0953	0.0953	0.0953	1
1860s	0.0892	0.0892	0.0892	1
1870s	0.0892	0.0892	0.0892	1
1880s	0.0892	0.0892	0.0892	1
1890s	0.0884	0.0884	0.0884	1
1900s	0.0884	0.0884	0.0884	1
1910s	0.089	0.089	0.089	1
1920s	0.0965	0.0965	0.0965	1
1930s	0.0975	0.0975	0.0975	1
1940s	0.094	0.094	0.094	1
1950s	0.0938	0.0925	0.0953	10
1960s	0.0868	0.0829	0.0926	10
1970s	0.0711	0.0569	0.0811	10
1980s	0.0505	0.0459	0.0554	10
1990s	0.0487	0.045	0.0515	10
2000s	0.0457	0.0438	0.0472	10
2010s	0.0408	0.039	0.0436	10
2020s	0.0388	0.0387	0.0389	6

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural land use per person in Egypt?: Total agricultural land use per person in Egypt was 0.0388 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.0975 in 1930.
What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 in 2022.
How does Egypt rank for total agricultural land use per person?: Egypt ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Total agricultural land use per person
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026