Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Egypt

Agricultural land in Egypt in 2023 — 40,580 km². Ranked 94 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 58%.

2023 40,580 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 94of 209
Period maximum 40,580 km²2022
Period minimum 24,347 km²1983

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Egypt, 1961–202320,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 25,680 km²1963: 24,900 km²1965: 26,720 km²1967: 28,010 km²1969: 28,350 km²1971: 28,520 km²1973: 28,550 km²1975: 28,250 km²1977: 26,350 km²1979: 24,470 km²1981: 24,680 km²1983: 24,347 km²1985: 24,970 km²1987: 25,470 km²1989: 25,710 km²1991: 26,430 km²1993: 30,152 km²1995: 32,830 km²1997: 32,449 km²1999: 34,830 km²2001: 33,380 km²2003: 34,090 km²2005: 35,230 km²2007: 35,380 km²2009: 36,890 km²2011: 36,200 km²2013: 37,310 km²2015: 37,899 km²2017: 38,370 km²2019: 39,220 km²2021: 40,310 km²2023: 40,580 km²
Change over the period: +14,900 (+58.02%) Average annual rate: 0.74 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 40,580 km²
World 47.92M km²
Northern Africa computed 2.13M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 40,580 +0 +0%
2022 40,580 +270 +0.67%
2021 40,310 +600 +1.51%
2020 39,710 +490 +1.25%
2019 39,220 +590 +1.53%
2018 38,630 +260 +0.68%
2017 38,370 +1,032 +2.76%
2016 37,338 −561 −1.48%
2015 37,899 +747 +2.01%
2014 37,152 −158 −0.42%
2013 37,310 +350 +0.95%
2012 36,960 +760 +2.1%
2011 36,200 −510 −1.39%
2010 36,710 −180 −0.49%
2009 36,890 +1,470 +4.15%
2008 35,420 +40 +0.11%
2007 35,380 +50 +0.14%
2006 35,330 +100 +0.28%
2005 35,230 +450 +1.29%
2004 34,780 +690 +2.02%
2003 34,090 −150 −0.44%
2002 34,240 +860 +2.58%
2001 33,380 +470 +1.43%
2000 32,910 −1,920 −5.51%
1999 34,830 +2,234 +6.85%
1998 32,596 +147 +0.45%
1997 32,449 +685 +2.16%
1996 31,765 −1,065 −3.25%
1995 32,830 +2,703 +8.97%
1994 30,127 −25 −0.08%
1993 30,152 +189 +0.63%
1992 29,963 +3,533 +13.37%
1991 26,430 −50 −0.19%
1990 26,480 +770 +2.99%
1989 25,710 −100 −0.39%
1988 25,810 +340 +1.33%
1987 25,470 −200 −0.78%
1986 25,670 +700 +2.8%
1985 24,970 +387 +1.58%
1984 24,583 +235 +0.97%
1983 24,347 −105 −0.43%
1982 24,452 −228 −0.92%
1981 24,680 +230 +0.94%
1980 24,450 −20 −0.08%
1979 24,470 −930 −3.66%
1978 25,400 −950 −3.61%
1977 26,350 −950 −3.48%
1976 27,300 −950 −3.36%
1975 28,250 −180 −0.63%
1974 28,430 −120 −0.42%
1973 28,550 +0 +0%
1972 28,550 +30 +0.11%
1971 28,520 +90 +0.32%
1970 28,430 +80 +0.28%
1969 28,350 +340 +1.21%
1968 28,010 +0 +0%
1967 28,010 +210 +0.76%
1966 27,800 +1,080 +4.04%
1965 26,720 +1,660 +6.62%
1964 25,060 +160 +0.64%
1963 24,900 −150 −0.6%
1962 25,050 −630 −2.45%
1961 25,680

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.