Yields of key staple crops in Egypt
Egypt: Yields of key staple crops was 6.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.78 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 126 countries
All-time high
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of key staple crops in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Egypt stood at 6.78 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Egypt peaked at 6.86 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.4 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Egypt ranks 9th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1971 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6.78 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 6.78 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields of key staple crops in Egypt?
- Yields of key staple crops in Egypt was 6.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Egypt rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.