Land use hidden — Cropland in Egypt
Egypt: Land use hidden — Cropland was 40,580 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 40,580 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Egypt peaked at 40,580 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24,347 Square kilometres, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 60th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,680 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 25,050 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 24,900 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 25,060 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 26,720 Square kilometres | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 27,800 Square kilometres | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 28,010 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 28,010 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 28,350 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 28,430 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 28,520 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 28,550 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 28,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28,430 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 28,250 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 27,300 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 26,350 Square kilometres | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 25,400 Square kilometres | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 24,470 Square kilometres | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 24,450 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 24,680 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 24,452 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 24,347 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 24,583 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 24,970 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 25,670 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 25,470 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 25,810 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 25,710 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 26,480 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 26,430 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 29,963 Square kilometres | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 30,152 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 30,127 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 32,830 Square kilometres | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 31,765 Square kilometres | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 32,449 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 32,596 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 34,830 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 32,910 Square kilometres | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 33,380 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 34,240 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 34,090 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 34,780 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 35,230 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 35,330 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35,380 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 35,420 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36,890 Square kilometres | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 36,710 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36,200 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 36,960 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 37,310 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37,152 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 37,899 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37,338 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 38,370 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 38,630 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 39,220 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 39,710 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 40,310 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 40,580 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40,580 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 40,580 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 40,580 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14,520 Square kilometres, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,620 Square kilometres | 24,900 Square kilometres | 28,350 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,425 Square kilometres | 24,470 Square kilometres | 28,550 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,014 Square kilometres | 24,347 Square kilometres | 25,810 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,762 Square kilometres | 26,430 Square kilometres | 34,830 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,765 Square kilometres | 32,910 Square kilometres | 36,890 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,579 Square kilometres | 36,200 Square kilometres | 39,220 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,295 Square kilometres | 39,710 Square kilometres | 40,580 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 use hidden — cropland in Egypt?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Egypt was 40,580 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 40,580 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,347 Square kilometres in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Egypt ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata