Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
135th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Egypt 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 132 Angola 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Turkmenistan 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Costa Rica 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Algeria 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Peru 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Central African Republic 0.0029 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.