Arable land — Area in Egypt
Egypt: Arable land — Area was 3,274 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Egypt is 3,274 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Egypt peaked at 3,365 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,265 1000 ha, in 1983.
That places Egypt 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2,571 1000 ha | 2,413 1000 ha | 2,725 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,610 1000 ha | 2,304 1000 ha | 2,735 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,293 1000 ha | 2,265 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,649 1000 ha | 2,267 1000 ha | 2,994 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,773 1000 ha | 2,563 1000 ha | 2,965 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,869 1000 ha | 2,640 1000 ha | 3,219 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,197 1000 ha | 3,078 1000 ha | 3,365 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.25 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4,229 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Egypt?
- Arable land — area in Egypt was 3,274 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3,365 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,265 1000 ha in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for arable land — area?
- Egypt ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Arable 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.