Agricultural land — Area in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land — Area was 4,229 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Egypt stood at 4,229 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Egypt peaked at 4,229 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,435 1000 ha, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 102nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,662 1000 ha | 2,490 1000 ha | 2,835 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 2,447 1000 ha | 2,855 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 2,435 1000 ha | 2,581 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,076 1000 ha | 2,643 1000 ha | 3,483 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,476 1000 ha | 3,291 1000 ha | 3,689 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,758 1000 ha | 3,620 1000 ha | 3,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,082 1000 ha | 3,971 1000 ha | 4,229 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 99 Azerbaijan 4,774 1000 ha compare
- 100 Japan 4,582 1000 ha compare
- 101 Ireland 4,488 1000 ha compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 3,987 1000 ha compare
- 104 Tajikistan 3,888 1000 ha compare
- 105 Portugal 3,787 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 94.91 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 22.58 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 955 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 77.42 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,274 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.25 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Egypt?
- Agricultural land — area in Egypt was 4,229 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,229 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,435 1000 ha in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land — area?
- Egypt ranks 102nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.