Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Egypt

Arable land in Egypt in 2023 — 3,103,000 ha. Ranked 66 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 24.2%.

2023 3.1M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 66of 206
Period maximum 3.37M ha2020
Period minimum 2.26M ha1983

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Egypt, 1961–20232M2.5M3M3.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,499,000 ha1963: 2,413,000 ha1965: 2,582,000 ha1967: 2,694,000 ha1969: 2,725,000 ha1971: 2,735,000 ha1973: 2,723,000 ha1975: 2,691,000 ha1977: 2,499,000 ha1979: 2,304,000 ha1981: 2,307,000 ha1983: 2,264,740 ha1985: 2,305,000 ha1987: 2,288,000 ha1989: 2,296,000 ha1991: 2,267,000 ha1993: 2,616,180 ha1995: 2,817,000 ha1997: 2,778,920 ha1999: 2,994,000 ha2001: 2,861,000 ha2003: 2,906,000 ha2005: 2,563,000 ha2007: 2,564,000 ha2009: 2,884,000 ha2011: 2,808,000 ha2013: 2,707,970 ha2015: 2,865,877 ha2017: 2,911,969 ha2019: 3,219,000 ha2021: 3,077,000 ha2023: 3,103,000 ha
Change over the period: +604,000 (+24.17%) Average annual rate: 0.35 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Egypt 3.1M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Northern Africa computed 43.05M ha
Arable land — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.1M +0 +0%
2022 3.1M +26,000 +0.84%
2021 3.08M −288,000 −8.56%
2020 3.37M +146,000 +4.54%
2019 3.22M +170,000 +5.58%
2018 3.05M +137,031 +4.71%
2017 2.91M +125,203 +4.49%
2016 2.79M −79,112 −2.76%
2015 2.87M +225,687 +8.55%
2014 2.64M −67,780 −2.5%
2013 2.71M −121,030 −4.28%
2012 2.83M +21,000 +0.75%
2011 2.81M −65,000 −2.26%
2010 2.87M −11,000 −0.38%
2009 2.88M +242,000 +9.16%
2008 2.64M +78,000 +3.04%
2007 2.56M −41,000 −1.57%
2006 2.61M +42,000 +1.64%
2005 2.56M −402,000 −13.56%
2004 2.97M +59,000 +2.03%
2003 2.91M −30,000 −1.02%
2002 2.94M +75,000 +2.62%
2001 2.86M +60,000 +2.14%
2000 2.8M −193,000 −6.45%
1999 2.99M +200,380 +7.17%
1998 2.79M +14,700 +0.53%
1997 2.78M +68,460 +2.53%
1996 2.71M −106,540 −3.78%
1995 2.82M +204,340 +7.82%
1994 2.61M −3,520 −0.13%
1993 2.62M +900 +0.03%
1992 2.62M +348,280 +15.36%
1991 2.27M −17,000 −0.74%
1990 2.28M −12,000 −0.52%
1989 2.3M −14,000 −0.61%
1988 2.31M +22,000 +0.96%
1987 2.29M −30,000 −1.29%
1986 2.32M +13,000 +0.56%
1985 2.31M +29,740 +1.31%
1984 2.28M +10,520 +0.46%
1983 2.26M −16,500 −0.72%
1982 2.28M −25,760 −1.12%
1981 2.31M +21,000 +0.92%
1980 2.29M −18,000 −0.78%
1979 2.3M −91,000 −3.8%
1978 2.4M −104,000 −4.16%
1977 2.5M −97,000 −3.74%
1976 2.6M −95,000 −3.53%
1975 2.69M −16,000 −0.59%
1974 2.71M −16,000 −0.59%
1973 2.72M −2,000 −0.07%
1972 2.73M −10,000 −0.37%
1971 2.74M +10,000 +0.37%
1970 2.73M +0 +0%
1969 2.73M +38,000 +1.41%
1968 2.69M −7,000 −0.26%
1967 2.69M +11,000 +0.41%
1966 2.68M +101,000 +3.91%
1965 2.58M +160,000 +6.61%
1964 2.42M +9,000 +0.37%
1963 2.41M −20,000 −0.82%
1962 2.43M −66,000 −2.64%
1961 2.5M

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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