Breakdown of habitable land area in Egypt
Egypt: Breakdown of habitable land area was 670,760 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Egypt, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Egypt is 670,760 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over five years.
Egypt ranks 38th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 620,780 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 628,050 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 632,520 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 642,040 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 670,760 hectares | +4.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 670,760 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 8.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 670,760 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 16.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Egypt?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Egypt was 670,760 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 670,760 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 620,780 hectares in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.