What is wheat yield in Egypt?

Wheat yield in Egypt was 6,543 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest wheat yield recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 6,557 kg per hectare in 2004.

What is the lowest wheat yield recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 2,405 kg per hectare in 1969.

How does Egypt rank for wheat yield?

Egypt ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2011.

Is wheat yield rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Wheat yield in Egypt

Name: Wheat yield in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Wheat yield was 6,543 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

6,543 kg per hectare

Change on year

up 17.4%

World rank

1st

of 32 countries

All-time high

6,557 kg per hectare

in 2004

All-time low

2,405 kg per hectare

in 1969

Years of data

1961–2011

Wheat yield in Egypt, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 6,543 kg per hectare for wheat yield in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat yield in Egypt peaked at 6,557 kg per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2,405 kg per hectare, in 1969.

That places Egypt 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,579 kg per hectare	2,405 kg per hectare	2,755 kg per hectare	9
1970s	3,249 kg per hectare	2,756 kg per hectare	3,693 kg per hectare	10
1980s	3,915 kg per hectare	3,118 kg per hectare	4,942 kg per hectare	10
1990s	5,456 kg per hectare	4,816 kg per hectare	6,347 kg per hectare	10
2000s	6,447 kg per hectare	6,342 kg per hectare	6,557 kg per hectare	10
2010s	6,058 kg per hectare	5,574 kg per hectare	6,543 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Egypt

2 Namibia 5,909 kg per hectare compare
3 Zambia 4,088 kg per hectare compare
4 Mali 3,438 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Egypt

Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Rural population 57.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 7.4 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat yield in Egypt?: Wheat yield in Egypt was 6,543 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest wheat yield recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 6,557 kg per hectare in 2004.
What is the lowest wheat yield recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 2,405 kg per hectare in 1969.
How does Egypt rank for wheat yield?: Egypt ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
Is wheat yield rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Wheat yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 38 places, 1,723 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Wheat yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.