Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Egypt
Egypt: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 77.42 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Egypt stood at 77.42 %.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Egypt peaked at 97.31 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 71.06 %, in 2014.
That places Egypt 26th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 97.13 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 96.91 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 96.65 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 96.63 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 96.51 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 96.18 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 95.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 96.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 95.85 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 95.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 95.45 % | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 95.38 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 95.22 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 95.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 95.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 94.84 % | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 94.29 % | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 94.16 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 93.5 % | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 93.48 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 93.29 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 93.02 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 92.56 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 92.31 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 90.3 % | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 89.83 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 89.5 % | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 89.3 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 86.25 % | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 85.77 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 87.28 % | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 86.77 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 86.72 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 85.81 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 85.33 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 85.64 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.7 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.96 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 85.32 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 85.71 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.24 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.75 % | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 73.73 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 72.47 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 74.59 % | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 78.18 % | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 78.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.57 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 76.54 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 72.58 % | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 71.06 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 75.62 % | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 74.64 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.89 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 78.93 % | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 82.08 % | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 84.74 % | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 76.34 % | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 76.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.81 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.42 % | +0.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 77.42 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 77.42 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.04 %, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.6 % | 95.93 % | 97.31 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.14 % | 94.16 % | 95.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.71 % | 89.3 % | 93.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.12 % | 85.33 % | 87.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9 % | 72.47 % | 85.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.32 % | 71.06 % | 82.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.36 % | 76.34 % | 84.74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Egypt?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Egypt was 77.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.31 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.06 % in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.