Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Egypt
Egypt: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 100 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Egypt is 100 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Egypt peaked at 100 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 100 %, in 1961.
That places Egypt 1st out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 % | — |
| 1962 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 100 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 100 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.47 %, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- 1 Naoero 100 % compare
- 1 Netherlands Antilles (former) 100 % compare
- 1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 100 % compare
- 1 Seychelles 100 % compare
- 1 Singapore 100 % compare
- 1 Tokelau 100 % compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 % compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100 % compare
- 1 Wallis and Futuna Islands 100 % compare
- 1 Nauru 100 % compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Egypt?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Egypt was 100 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 % in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.