Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Egypt is 0.0119 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0216 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 ha per person, in 1986.
Egypt ranks 55th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0211 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0216 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0194 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0182 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0157 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0173 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0182 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0157 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0159 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0161 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0151 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0147 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0139 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0127 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.013 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0124 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0107 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0141 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0155 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0161 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0152 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.014 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0132 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0138 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0155 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0156 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0143 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0139 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0131 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0128 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0119 ha per person | +1.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0119 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 4.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0119 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0216 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.013 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 5 |
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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, per capita in Egypt?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Egypt was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0216 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 55th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.