Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.34 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.34 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
50th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.46 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.4832 ha per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt is 1.34 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 1.46 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4832 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
Egypt ranks 50th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5841 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.614 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5676 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5469 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4832 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5445 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5324 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6048 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5334 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5537 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5722 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5258 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5273 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5796 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5883 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5887 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5116 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5824 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5899 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5595 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5905 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5796 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.557 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4973 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5003 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5093 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5796 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6001 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6469 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8251 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.935 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8829 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9165 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.891 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9882 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.34 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.34 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7558 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5568 ha per square kilometre | 0.4832 ha per square kilometre | 0.614 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5619 ha per square kilometre | 0.5116 ha per square kilometre | 0.5899 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.562 ha per square kilometre | 0.4973 ha per square kilometre | 0.6469 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9608 ha per square kilometre | 0.8251 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 0.9882 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 square kilometre in Egypt?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Egypt was 1.34 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4832 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.