Yields of important staple crops in Egypt
Egypt: Yields of important staple crops was 6.78 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
6.78
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 126 countries
All-time high
6.86
in 2017
All-time low
2.4
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961β2024
Yields of important staple crops in Egypt, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in Egypt is 6.78, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Egypt peaked at 6.86 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 1969.
That places Egypt 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.58 | 2.4 | 2.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.25 | 2.76 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.91 | 3.12 | 4.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 | 4.82 | 6.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 | 6.34 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.44 | 5.57 | 6.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 | 6.37 | 6.85 | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Egypt?
- Yields of important staple crops in Egypt was 6.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 2017.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 1969.
- How does Egypt rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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