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.
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More reference data data for Egypt
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5496 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4223 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 711.63 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.