Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
174th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Egypt is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Egypt 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 172 Bermuda 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 173 Oman 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 177 Guyana 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.126 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.