Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Egypt

Arable land per capita in Egypt in 2023 — 0.0271 ha/person. Ranked 164 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 70.1%.

2023 0.0271 ha/person −1.67% vs 2022
World rank 164of 206
Period maximum 0.0905 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0271 ha/person2014

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Egypt, 1961–202300.0250.050.0750.119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0905 ha/person1963: 0.0829 ha/person1965: 0.0843 ha/person1967: 0.0837 ha/person1969: 0.0806 ha/person1971: 0.0772 ha/person1973: 0.0734 ha/person1975: 0.0692 ha/person1977: 0.0613 ha/person1979: 0.0538 ha/person1981: 0.0511 ha/person1983: 0.0474 ha/person1985: 0.0454 ha/person1987: 0.0426 ha/person1989: 0.0405 ha/person1991: 0.0378 ha/person1993: 0.0416 ha/person1995: 0.0429 ha/person1997: 0.0406 ha/person1999: 0.0419 ha/person2001: 0.0383 ha/person2003: 0.0373 ha/person2005: 0.0316 ha/person2007: 0.0304 ha/person2009: 0.033 ha/person2011: 0.0308 ha/person2013: 0.0284 ha/person2015: 0.0288 ha/person2017: 0.0281 ha/person2019: 0.0299 ha/person2021: 0.0277 ha/person2023: 0.0271 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0634 (−70.08%) Average annual rate: -1.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Egypt 0.0271 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Middle East & North Africa 0.1136 ha/person
Northern Africa computed 0.1607 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0271 −0.0005 −1.67%
2022 0.0276 −0.0002 −0.64%
2021 0.0277 −0.0031 −9.91%
2020 0.0308 +0.0009 +2.85%
2019 0.0299 +0.0011 +3.74%
2018 0.0289 +0.0008 +2.74%
2017 0.0281 +0.0007 +2.43%
2016 0.0274 −0.0014 −4.72%
2015 0.0288 +0.0017 +6.29%
2014 0.0271 −0.0013 −4.7%
2013 0.0284 −0.002 −6.46%
2012 0.0304 −0.0005 −1.49%
2011 0.0308 −0.0014 −4.3%
2010 0.0322 −0.0007 −2.27%
2009 0.033 +0.0022 +7.12%
2008 0.0308 +0.0003 +1.14%
2007 0.0304 −0.0011 −3.41%
2006 0.0315 −0.0001 −0.33%
2005 0.0316 −0.0057 −15.29%
2004 0.0373 −0 −0.05%
2003 0.0373 −0.0012 −3.07%
2002 0.0385 +0.0002 +0.49%
2001 0.0383 −0 −0%
2000 0.0383 −0.0035 −8.45%
1999 0.0419 +0.0019 +4.81%
1998 0.0399 −0.0007 −1.64%
1997 0.0406 +0.0002 +0.42%
1996 0.0404 −0.0025 −5.76%
1995 0.0429 +0.0023 +5.58%
1994 0.0406 −0.0009 −2.26%
1993 0.0416 −0.001 −2.25%
1992 0.0425 +0.0048 +12.64%
1991 0.0378 −0.0013 −3.44%
1990 0.0391 −0.0014 −3.39%
1989 0.0405 −0.0014 −3.28%
1988 0.0419 −0.0008 −1.81%
1987 0.0426 −0.0018 −3.99%
1986 0.0444 −0.001 −2.27%
1985 0.0454 −0.0008 −1.66%
1984 0.0462 −0.0012 −2.52%
1983 0.0474 −0.0018 −3.59%
1982 0.0492 −0.0019 −3.8%
1981 0.0511 −0.0009 −1.76%
1980 0.052 −0.0018 −3.34%
1979 0.0538 −0.0035 −6.17%
1978 0.0573 −0.004 −6.49%
1977 0.0613 −0.0039 −5.99%
1976 0.0652 −0.004 −5.76%
1975 0.0692 −0.0021 −2.91%
1974 0.0713 −0.0021 −2.86%
1973 0.0734 −0.0018 −2.35%
1972 0.0752 −0.002 −2.63%
1971 0.0772 −0.0015 −1.93%
1970 0.0787 −0.0019 −2.35%
1969 0.0806 −0.0008 −1.03%
1968 0.0814 −0.0022 −2.68%
1967 0.0837 −0.0018 −2.05%
1966 0.0854 +0.0011 +1.34%
1965 0.0843 +0.0032 +3.93%
1964 0.0811 −0.0018 −2.21%
1963 0.0829 −0.0029 −3.4%
1962 0.0859 −0.0047 −5.17%
1961 0.0905

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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