Cropland — Area per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.04 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.09 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.04 ha/cap, in 1991.
That places Egypt 193rd out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0867 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.071 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.051 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.049 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.041 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 193 Israel 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Lebanon 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Trinidad and Tobago 0.04 ha/cap compare
- 193 Yemen 0.04 ha/cap compare
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)
- Arable land — Area 3,274 1000 ha (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 cropland — area per capita in Egypt?
- Cropland — area per capita in Egypt was 0.04 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 ha/cap in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Egypt ranks 193rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.