Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 4.25 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Egypt stood at 4.25 %. 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 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Egypt peaked at 4.25 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.45 %, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 201st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % | 2.5 % | 2.85 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.76 % | 2.46 % | 2.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 % | 2.45 % | 2.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 % | 2.66 % | 3.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 % | 3.31 % | 3.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 % | 3.64 % | 3.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 % | 3.99 % | 4.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 198 United Arab Emirates 5.6 % compare
- 199 Bermuda 5.56 % compare
- 200 Oman 4.78 % compare
- 202 Solomon Islands 4.14 % compare
- 203 China, Hong Kong SAR 3.81 % compare
- 204 Equatorial Guinea 3.44 % compare
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 — share in land area in Egypt?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Egypt was 4.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 % in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Egypt ranks 201st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 — Share in 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.