What is land area in Egypt?

Land area in Egypt was 995,450 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 995,450 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 995,450 sq. km in 1961.

How does Egypt rank for land area?

Egypt ranks 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Egypt

Name: Land area in Egypt
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Land area was 995,450 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

995,450 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

29th

of 216 countries

All-time high

995,450 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

995,450 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Egypt, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 995,450 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Egypt peaked at 995,450 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 995,450 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Egypt 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	9
1970s	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	10
1980s	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	10
1990s	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	10
2000s	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	10
2010s	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	10
2020s	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	995,450 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Egypt

26 Colombia 1.11 million sq. km compare
27 Bolivia 1.08 million sq. km compare
28 Mauritania 1.03 million sq. km compare
30 Nigeria 910,770 sq. km compare
31 Tanzania 885,800 sq. km compare
32 Venezuela 882,050 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Egypt

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Rural population 57.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 23.39 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Egypt?: Land area in Egypt was 995,450 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 995,450 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 995,450 sq. km in 1961.
How does Egypt rank for land area?: Egypt ranks 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.