Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Egypt
Egypt: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 4,014 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Egypt stood at 4,014 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Egypt peaked at 4,014 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,434 1000 ha, in 1983.
That places Egypt 21st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,568 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,505 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 2,490 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2,506 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2,672 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 2,780 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2,801 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2,801 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,835 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2,843 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2,852 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,855 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,843 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2,825 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2,730 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2,635 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2,540 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2,447 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2,445 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2,468 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,445 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2,434 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2,458 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2,497 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2,567 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2,547 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2,581 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2,571 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,648 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2,643 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,945 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 3,000 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,283 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 3,176 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 3,244 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,259 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,289 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3,291 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,338 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3,422 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,402 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,471 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3,516 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,526 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,531 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,535 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,682 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3,664 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3,613 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3,696 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,724 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,708 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,782 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,726 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,823 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,823 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,880 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3,928 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3,987 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,014 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4,014 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,014 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,014 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 108.55 1000 ha, 37.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,014 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 353 1000 ha, 11.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,662 1000 ha | 2,490 1000 ha | 2,835 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 2,447 1000 ha | 2,855 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 2,434 1000 ha | 2,581 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,049 1000 ha | 2,643 1000 ha | 3,289 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,471 1000 ha | 3,291 1000 ha | 3,682 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,744 1000 ha | 3,613 1000 ha | 3,880 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,991 1000 ha | 3,928 1000 ha | 4,014 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Egypt?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Egypt was 4,014 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,014 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,434 1000 ha in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.