Wheat seed quantity in Egypt
Egypt: Wheat seed quantity was 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Wheat seed quantity in Egypt, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat seed quantity in Egypt is 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat seed quantity in Egypt peaked at 240,353 FAO, metric tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86,000 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1964.
Egypt ranks 1st of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Wheat seed quantity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 109,000 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 101,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 97,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 86,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 96,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 94,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 106,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 93,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 98,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 102,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 93,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 95,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 93,708 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 102,746 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 105,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 104,669 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 90,947 FAO, metric tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 104,400 FAO, metric tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 100,234 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 100,200 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 105,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 103,050 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 105,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 100,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 105,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 100,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 105,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 108,231 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 120,872 FAO, metric tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 140,275 FAO, metric tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 146,423 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 164,218 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 159,651 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 189,969 FAO, metric tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 183,095 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 188,027 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 181,585 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 178,459 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 184,745 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 175,635 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 166,997 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 189,543 FAO, metric tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 197,053 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 225,688 FAO, metric tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 231,615 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 205,376 FAO, metric tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 220,797 FAO, metric tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 240,353 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 231,773 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97,778 FAO, metric tonnes | 86,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 109,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 99,170 FAO, metric tonnes | 90,947 FAO, metric tonnes | 105,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 105,235 FAO, metric tonnes | 100,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 120,872 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,645 FAO, metric tonnes | 140,275 FAO, metric tonnes | 189,969 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,483 FAO, metric tonnes | 166,997 FAO, metric tonnes | 240,353 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes | 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes | 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat seed quantity in Egypt?
- Wheat seed quantity in Egypt was 231,290 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest wheat seed quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 240,353 FAO, metric tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest wheat seed quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,000 FAO, metric tonnes in 1964.
- How does Egypt rank for wheat seed quantity?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wheat seed quantity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Wheat seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.