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The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Egypt

Name: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 371.82 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

371.82 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

57th

of 191 countries

All-time high

589.32 kilograms per year per capita

in 2009

All-time low

311.63 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Egypt, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 371.82 kilograms per year per capita for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in 2023.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Egypt peaked at 589.32 kilograms per year per capita in 2009 and was at its lowest, 311.63 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Egypt 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	360.82 kilograms per year per capita	311.63 kilograms per year per capita	393.79 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	382 kilograms per year per capita	355.71 kilograms per year per capita	411.69 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	420.29 kilograms per year per capita	381.16 kilograms per year per capita	489.29 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	399.33 kilograms per year per capita	356.72 kilograms per year per capita	475.49 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	509.61 kilograms per year per capita	453.59 kilograms per year per capita	589.32 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	449.72 kilograms per year per capita	376.69 kilograms per year per capita	526.19 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	371.43 kilograms per year per capita	357.9 kilograms per year per capita	396.12 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Egypt

54 Lebanon 378.56 kilograms per year per capita compare
55 New Zealand 377.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
56 Seychelles 375.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
58 Macao 371.16 kilograms per year per capita compare
59 Zimbabwe 368.09 kilograms per year per capita compare
60 Niger 365.82 kilograms per year per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Egypt?: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Egypt was 371.82 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 589.32 kilograms per year per capita in 2009.
What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 311.63 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Egypt rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?: Egypt ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.