Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 3.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.68 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 153.5%
World rank
31st
of 134 countries
All-time high
27.55 % change on previous year
in 1990
All-time low
-13.09 % change on previous year
in 1977
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.68 % change on previous year for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 153.5% on the previous year and up 721.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt peaked at 27.55 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -13.09 % change on previous year, in 1977.
That places Egypt 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -7.56 % change on previous year | -247.5% |
| 1964 | -3.65 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1965 | -11.64 % change on previous year | +219.3% |
| 1966 | 12.68 % change on previous year | -208.9% |
| 1967 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 1968 | 13.58 % change on previous year | -713.6% |
| 1969 | -11.79 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 1970 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 1971 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1972 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -341.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2765 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 1974 | 9.93 % change on previous year | +3492.9% |
| 1975 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0697 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1977 | -13.09 % change on previous year | -18885.0% |
| 1978 | 13.82 % change on previous year | -205.6% |
| 1979 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1980 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -496.9% |
| 1981 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1982 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 1983 | -3.89 % change on previous year | +109.3% |
| 1984 | -10.72 % change on previous year | +176.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5992 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1986 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +201.6% |
| 1987 | 13.81 % change on previous year | +664.0% |
| 1988 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 1989 | 7.8 % change on previous year | +121.1% |
| 1990 | 27.55 % change on previous year | +253.3% |
| 1991 | 13.32 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 1992 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 1993 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -168.4% |
| 1994 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -173.0% |
| 1995 | 18.99 % change on previous year | -782.8% |
| 1996 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1997 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -174.4% |
| 1998 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 1999 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -305.9% |
| 2001 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -241.5% |
| 2002 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -194.1% |
| 2003 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2004 | 3.96 % change on previous year | +74.1% |
| 2005 | 14.53 % change on previous year | +266.8% |
| 2006 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2007 | -11.33 % change on previous year | -531.3% |
| 2008 | 7.51 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 2009 | 8.86 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 2010 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2081 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2012 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -2017.4% |
| 2013 | 6.17 % change on previous year | +54.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4476 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 2015 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +408.7% |
| 2016 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -246.5% |
| 2017 | -12.87 % change on previous year | +285.7% |
| 2018 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 2019 | -0.7328 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 2020 | 8.58 % change on previous year | -1271.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4938 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2022 | -0.016 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 2023 | -6.88 % change on previous year | +42867.7% |
| 2024 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -153.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.68 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2577 % change on previous year, 14.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.68 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.18 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -42867.7% | -0.016 % change on previous year | -6.88 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | -18885.0% | 0.0697 % change on previous year | -13.09 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +3492.9% | 0.2765 % change on previous year | 9.93 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +2017.4% | -0.2081 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6835 % change on previous year | -11.79 % change on previous year | 13.58 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.28 % change on previous year | -13.09 % change on previous year | 13.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 % change on previous year | -10.72 % change on previous year | 13.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.01 % change on previous year | -5.57 % change on previous year | 27.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.16 % change on previous year | -11.33 % change on previous year | 14.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 % change on previous year | -12.87 % change on previous year | 8.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 % change on previous year | -6.88 % change on previous year | 8.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 28 Azerbaijan 4.61 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.31 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 4.2 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Yugoslav SFR 3.47 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.45 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.12 % change on previous year 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 wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Egypt was 3.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27.55 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.09 % change on previous year in 1977.
- How does Egypt rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 721.6%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.