Agricultural land area — Arable land in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 3,103 Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,103 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
3,365 Hectares
in 2020
All-time low
2,267 Hectares
in 1991
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Egypt, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — arable land in Egypt is 3,103 Hectares, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Egypt peaked at 3,365 Hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,267 Hectares, in 1991.
That places Egypt 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 land in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,305 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 2,318 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2,288 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2,310 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2,296 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2,284 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2,267 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2,615 Hectares | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 2,616 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,613 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,817 Hectares | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 2,710 Hectares | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 2,779 Hectares | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2,794 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,994 Hectares | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 2,801 Hectares | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 2,861 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,936 Hectares | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,906 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,965 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2,563 Hectares | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 2,605 Hectares | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,564 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,642 Hectares | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2,884 Hectares | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 2,873 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,808 Hectares | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2,829 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,708 Hectares | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,640 Hectares | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,866 Hectares | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 2,787 Hectares | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,912 Hectares | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3,049 Hectares | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 3,219 Hectares | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3,365 Hectares | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 3,077 Hectares | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 3,103 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3,103 Hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,303 Hectares | 2,288 Hectares | 2,318 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,649 Hectares | 2,267 Hectares | 2,994 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,773 Hectares | 2,563 Hectares | 2,965 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,869 Hectares | 2,640 Hectares | 3,219 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,162 Hectares | 3,077 Hectares | 3,365 Hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 100.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.49 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 16.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Egypt?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Egypt was 3,103 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3,365 Hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,267 Hectares in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — arable land rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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