Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 4,058 Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,058 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
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 — Total agricultural land area in Egypt, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Egypt is 4,058 Hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Egypt peaked at 4,058 Hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,497 Hectares, in 1985.
That places Egypt 28th out of 43 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 — Total agricultural land area 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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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Egypt?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Egypt was 4,058 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,058 Hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,497 Hectares in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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