Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 4,058 Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,058 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
4,058 Hectares
in 2022
All-time low
2,497 Hectares
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Egypt, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4,058 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Egypt peaked at 4,058 Hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,497 Hectares, in 1985.
Egypt ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,497 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 2,567 Hectares | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2,547 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2,581 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2,571 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,648 Hectares | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2,643 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,996 Hectares | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 3,015 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3,013 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,283 Hectares | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 3,176 Hectares | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 3,245 Hectares | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3,260 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,483 Hectares | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3,291 Hectares | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 3,338 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3,424 Hectares | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3,409 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,478 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3,523 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,533 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,538 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,542 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,689 Hectares | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3,671 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3,620 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3,696 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3,731 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,715 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,790 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,734 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,837 Hectares | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,863 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,922 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3,971 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,031 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,058 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4,058 Hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,553 Hectares | 2,497 Hectares | 2,581 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,076 Hectares | 2,643 Hectares | 3,483 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,476 Hectares | 3,291 Hectares | 3,689 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,758 Hectares | 3,620 Hectares | 3,922 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,030 Hectares | 3,971 Hectares | 4,058 Hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Egypt?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Egypt was 4,058 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,058 Hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,497 Hectares in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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