Agriculture — Area, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
171st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 1000 ha per person
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area, per capita in Egypt stood at 0 1000 ha per person.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 171st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 169 United Arab Emirates 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 170 Japan 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 172 Cayman Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 173 Barbados 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 174 Bahamas 0 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Egypt?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Egypt was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.