Cropland — Area, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0 1000 ha per person for cropland — area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Egypt 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Egypt?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Egypt was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.