Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt
Egypt: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 86.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 86.85 for wheat — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Egypt peaked at 108.09 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.69, in 1984.
That places Egypt 67th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.02 | — |
| 1962 | 60.54 | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 55.26 | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 54.09 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 44.72 | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 50.23 | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 43.44 | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 49.8 | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 40.67 | -18.3% |
| 1970 | 47.24 | +16.2% |
| 1971 | 52.63 | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 48.05 | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 56.25 | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 53.48 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 56.32 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 53.03 | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 44.84 | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 49.84 | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 46.67 | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 42.54 | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 46.23 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 46.8 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 44.98 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 39.69 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 39.73 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.77 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 54.59 | +37.3% |
| 1988 | 55.37 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 60.42 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 78.7 | +30.3% |
| 1991 | 80.41 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 80.88 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.71 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 74.32 | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 93.85 | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 92.14 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 92.04 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 93.8 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 95.55 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 96.71 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 90.22 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 93.57 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 94.67 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 97.25 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 108.09 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 107.73 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.28 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 100.04 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 104.88 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 86.65 | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 99.38 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 101.66 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 106.85 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 97.16 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 103.87 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 98.97 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 87.44 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 85.06 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 85.69 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.65 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 95.52 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 92.01 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 85.23 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 86.85 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.53 | 40.67 | 60.54 | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.84 | 44.84 | 56.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.01 | 39.69 | 60.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.44 | 74.32 | 95.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.74 | 90.22 | 108.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.27 | 85.06 | 106.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.85 | 85.23 | 95.52 | 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 — gross per capita production index number in Egypt?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Egypt was 86.85 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 108.09 in 2005.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.69 in 1984.
- How does Egypt rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Egypt ranks 67th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.