Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Egypt
Egypt: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1982 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1982
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
135th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.1982
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.1982 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Egypt peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1982, in 2023.
That places Egypt 135th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.7968 | -20.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7588 | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.761 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7964 | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8235 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8521 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7917 | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7471 | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7586 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7378 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7223 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7177 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7051 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6824 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.637 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6308 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.58 | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5243 | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.506 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5161 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4886 | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4779 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.482 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4518 | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4211 | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3972 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4151 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4007 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3658 | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.359 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3833 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3709 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3752 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3685 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3241 | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3274 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3308 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3253 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2898 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3018 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2947 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2865 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2772 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2317 | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2213 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2126 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2104 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2282 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2461 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2282 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2193 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2181 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2018 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2129 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2134 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2192 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2401 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2407 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2225 | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2118 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1982 | -6.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.1982 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.1982 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2216, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8141 | 0.7471 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6696 | 0.5243 | 0.7586 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4556 | 0.3972 | 0.5161 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.353 | 0.3241 | 0.3833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2554 | 0.2104 | 0.3018 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.224 | 0.2018 | 0.2461 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2206 | 0.1982 | 0.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Egypt?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Egypt was 0.1982 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1982 in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Egypt ranks 135th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).