Land under cereal production in Egypt
Egypt: Land under cereal production was 3.16 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production in Egypt stood at 3.16 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Egypt peaked at 3.63 million hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million hectares, in 1965.
Egypt ranks 40th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 4 |
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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)
- Cereal yield 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 23.39 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 532.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in Egypt?
- Land under cereal production in Egypt was 3.16 million hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million hectares in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for land under cereal production?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.