Agriculture & Rural in Egypt

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Egypt.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% 2024 down 49.2% 82nd
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% 2024 down 35.9% 18th
Rural population 57.1% 2025 down 0.5% 50th
Rural population growth 1.4% 2025 down 38.5% 41st
Rural population 67.58 million 2025 up 18.2% 9th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% 2025 up 45.3% 50th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ 2025 up 61.1% 11th
Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares 2023 down 4.6% 40th
Cereal yield 7,402 kg per hectare 2023 up 1.6% 12th
Cereal production 23.39 million metric tons 2023 down 3.0% 25th
Fertilizer consumption 532.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 0.7% 8th
Land area 995,450 sq. km 2023 unchanged 29th
Agricultural land 40,580 sq. km 2023 up 8.8% 94th
Agricultural land 4.1% 2023 up 8.8% 196th
Arable land 3.10 million hectares 2023 up 14.6% 66th
Permanent cropland 1.0% 2023 down 6.6% 122nd
Arable land 3.1% 2023 up 14.6% 154th
Arable land 0.0271 hectares per person 2023 down 4.6% 164th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 17.5% 2025 down 55.9% 80th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 17.5% 2025 down 21.6% 92nd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 17.5% 2025 down 32.6% 85th
Average precipitation in depth 18.1 mm per year 2022 unchanged 182nd
Crop production index 105.25 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 7.7% 103rd
Food production index 109.07 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 10.9% 88th
Livestock production index 119.36 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 17.9% 56th
Forest area 0.0% 2023 down 18.7% 208th
Forest area 449.8 sq. km 2023 down 18.7% 168th
Fertilizer consumption 41.5% 2023 down 11.3% 84th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 79.2% 2022 down 6.9% 52nd
Surface area 1.00 million sq. km 2023 unchanged 29th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 up 0.3% 1st