Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Egypt

Land under cereal production in Egypt in 2023 — 3,160,027 ha. Ranked 41 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 83.3%.

2023 3.16M ha +1.69% vs 2022
World rank 41of 180
Period maximum 3.63M ha2019
Period minimum 1.63M ha1965

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Egypt, 1961–20231M2M3M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,723,824 ha1963: 1,944,683 ha1965: 1,625,595 ha1967: 1,894,358 ha1969: 1,920,028 ha1971: 1,927,747 ha1973: 1,880,046 ha1975: 2,043,762 ha1977: 1,899,889 ha1979: 2,034,056 ha1981: 2,009,210 ha1983: 2,013,325 ha1985: 1,886,100 ha1987: 1,930,870 ha1989: 2,085,271 ha1991: 2,470,059 ha1993: 2,495,725 ha1995: 2,726,636 ha1997: 2,735,816 ha1999: 2,707,099 ha2001: 2,614,460 ha2003: 2,751,930 ha2005: 2,975,160 ha2007: 2,911,543 ha2009: 3,179,076 ha2011: 3,037,991 ha2013: 3,311,233 ha2015: 3,251,394 ha2017: 3,097,555 ha2019: 3,626,297 ha2021: 3,145,766 ha2023: 3,160,027 ha
Change over the period: +1.44M (+83.31%) Average annual rate: 0.98 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Egypt 3.16M ha
World 738M ha
Northern Africa computed 19.43M ha
Land under cereal production — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.16M +52,481 +1.69%
2022 3.11M −38,220 −1.21%
2021 3.15M +12,524 +0.4%
2020 3.13M −493,055 −13.6%
2019 3.63M +1.03M +39.88%
2018 2.59M −505,206 −16.31%
2017 3.1M −127,370 −3.95%
2016 3.22M −26,469 −0.81%
2015 3.25M −40,556 −1.23%
2014 3.29M −19,283 −0.58%
2013 3.31M +43,121 +1.32%
2012 3.27M +230,121 +7.57%
2011 3.04M +45,411 +1.52%
2010 2.99M −186,496 −5.87%
2009 3.18M −6,956 −0.22%
2008 3.19M +274,489 +9.43%
2007 2.91M −90,816 −3.02%
2006 3M +27,199 +0.91%
2005 2.98M +219,373 +7.96%
2004 2.76M +3,857 +0.14%
2003 2.75M +39,696 +1.46%
2002 2.71M +97,774 +3.74%
2001 2.61M −147,264 −5.33%
2000 2.76M +54,625 +2.02%
1999 2.71M +64,266 +2.43%
1998 2.64M −92,983 −3.4%
1997 2.74M +190,499 +7.48%
1996 2.55M −181,319 −6.65%
1995 2.73M +165,368 +6.46%
1994 2.56M +65,543 +2.63%
1993 2.5M +18,604 +0.75%
1992 2.48M +7,062 +0.29%
1991 2.47M +186,633 +8.17%
1990 2.28M +198,155 +9.5%
1989 2.09M +143,672 +7.4%
1988 1.94M +10,729 +0.56%
1987 1.93M +66,790 +3.58%
1986 1.86M −22,020 −1.17%
1985 1.89M −58,745 −3.02%
1984 1.94M −68,480 −3.4%
1983 2.01M −13,893 −0.69%
1982 2.03M +18,008 +0.9%
1981 2.01M +31,045 +1.57%
1980 1.98M −55,891 −2.75%
1979 2.03M −9,896 −0.48%
1978 2.04M +144,063 +7.58%
1977 1.9M −178,000 −8.57%
1976 2.08M +34,127 +1.67%
1975 2.04M +43,372 +2.17%
1974 2M +120,344 +6.4%
1973 1.88M −14,516 −0.77%
1972 1.89M −33,185 −1.72%
1971 1.93M +16,114 +0.84%
1970 1.91M −8,395 −0.44%
1969 1.92M −133,972 −6.52%
1968 2.05M +159,642 +8.43%
1967 1.89M +76,884 +4.23%
1966 1.82M +191,879 +11.8%
1965 1.63M −281,803 −14.77%
1964 1.91M −37,285 −1.92%
1963 1.94M −31,025 −1.57%
1962 1.98M +251,884 +14.61%
1961 1.72M

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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