Cropland — Share in Land area in Egypt
Egypt: Cropland — Share in Land area was 4.25 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.25 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Egypt peaked at 4.25 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.45 %, in 1983.
That places Egypt 183rd out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % | 2.5 % | 2.85 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.76 % | 2.46 % | 2.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 % | 2.45 % | 2.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 % | 2.66 % | 3.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 % | 3.31 % | 3.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 % | 3.64 % | 3.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 % | 3.99 % | 4.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4,229 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Egypt?
- Cropland — share in land area in Egypt was 4.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 % in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Egypt ranks 183rd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land area. 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.