What is arable land use per person in Egypt?

Arable land use per person in Egypt was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.0905 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2014.

How does Egypt rank for arable land use per person?

Egypt ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Egypt

Name: Arable land use per person in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Arable land use per person was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0271 hectares per person

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

164th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.0905 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0271 hectares per person

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Egypt, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.0271 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Egypt peaked at 0.0905 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 hectares per person, in 2014.

Egypt ranks 164th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.084 hectares per person	0.0806 hectares per person	0.0905 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0683 hectares per person	0.0538 hectares per person	0.0787 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0461 hectares per person	0.0405 hectares per person	0.052 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0407 hectares per person	0.0378 hectares per person	0.0429 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0347 hectares per person	0.0304 hectares per person	0.0385 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0292 hectares per person	0.0271 hectares per person	0.0322 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0283 hectares per person	0.0271 hectares per person	0.0308 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Egypt

161 Equatorial Guinea 0.0287 hectares per person compare
162 South Korea 0.0282 hectares per person compare
163 Israel 0.0276 hectares per person compare
165 British Virgin Islands 0.0257 hectares per person compare
166 Grenada 0.0256 hectares per person compare
167 Barbados 0.0248 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Egypt

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4584 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 20.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0674 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1169 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5385 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.26 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Egypt?: Arable land use per person in Egypt was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.0905 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 hectares per person in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for arable land use per person?: Egypt ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.