Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Egypt

Egypt: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0087 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
124th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0361 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0087 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023

0.010.020.030.04196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.0087 sq. km per person for land area in square kilometers, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0361 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 sq. km per person, in 2023.

That places Egypt 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Egypt, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.0361 sq. km per person
1962 0.0351 sq. km per person -2.6%
1963 0.0342 sq. km per person -2.6%
1964 0.0333 sq. km per person -2.6%
1965 0.0325 sq. km per person -2.5%
1966 0.0317 sq. km per person -2.5%
1967 0.0309 sq. km per person -2.5%
1968 0.0302 sq. km per person -2.4%
1969 0.0294 sq. km per person -2.4%
1970 0.0288 sq. km per person -2.3%
1971 0.0281 sq. km per person -2.3%
1972 0.0275 sq. km per person -2.3%
1973 0.0268 sq. km per person -2.3%
1974 0.0262 sq. km per person -2.3%
1975 0.0256 sq. km per person -2.3%
1976 0.025 sq. km per person -2.3%
1977 0.0244 sq. km per person -2.3%
1978 0.0238 sq. km per person -2.4%
1979 0.0232 sq. km per person -2.5%
1980 0.0226 sq. km per person -2.6%
1981 0.022 sq. km per person -2.7%
1982 0.0215 sq. km per person -2.7%
1983 0.0208 sq. km per person -2.9%
1984 0.0202 sq. km per person -3.0%
1985 0.0196 sq. km per person -2.9%
1986 0.0191 sq. km per person -2.8%
1987 0.0185 sq. km per person -2.7%
1988 0.018 sq. km per person -2.7%
1989 0.0176 sq. km per person -2.7%
1990 0.017 sq. km per person -2.9%
1991 0.0166 sq. km per person -2.7%
1992 0.0162 sq. km per person -2.4%
1993 0.0158 sq. km per person -2.3%
1994 0.0155 sq. km per person -2.1%
1995 0.0152 sq. km per person -2.1%
1996 0.0149 sq. km per person -2.1%
1997 0.0145 sq. km per person -2.1%
1998 0.0142 sq. km per person -2.2%
1999 0.0139 sq. km per person -2.2%
2000 0.0136 sq. km per person -2.1%
2001 0.0133 sq. km per person -2.1%
2002 0.0131 sq. km per person -2.1%
2003 0.0128 sq. km per person -2.1%
2004 0.0125 sq. km per person -2.0%
2005 0.0123 sq. km per person -2.0%
2006 0.012 sq. km per person -1.9%
2007 0.0118 sq. km per person -1.9%
2008 0.0116 sq. km per person -1.9%
2009 0.0114 sq. km per person -1.9%
2010 0.0112 sq. km per person -1.9%
2011 0.0109 sq. km per person -2.1%
2012 0.0107 sq. km per person -2.2%
2013 0.0104 sq. km per person -2.3%
2014 0.0102 sq. km per person -2.3%
2015 0.01 sq. km per person -2.1%
2016 0.0098 sq. km per person -2.0%
2017 0.0096 sq. km per person -2.0%
2018 0.0094 sq. km per person -1.9%
2019 0.0093 sq. km per person -1.7%
2020 0.0091 sq. km per person -1.6%
2021 0.009 sq. km per person -1.5%
2022 0.0088 sq. km per person -1.5%
2023 0.0087 sq. km per person -1.7%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.0087 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.0087 sq. km per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0087 sq. km per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0326 sq. km per person 0.0294 sq. km per person 0.0361 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.0259 sq. km per person 0.0232 sq. km per person 0.0288 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.02 sq. km per person 0.0176 sq. km per person 0.0226 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.0154 sq. km per person 0.0139 sq. km per person 0.017 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.0124 sq. km per person 0.0114 sq. km per person 0.0136 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.0101 sq. km per person 0.0093 sq. km per person 0.0112 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.0089 sq. km per person 0.0087 sq. km per person 0.0091 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 121 Türkiye 0.009 sq. km per person compare
  2. 122 Slovakia 0.0089 sq. km per person compare
  3. 123 Ethiopia 0.0088 sq. km per person compare
  4. 125 Portugal 0.0087 sq. km per person compare
  5. 126 Sierra Leone 0.0085 sq. km per person compare
  6. 127 Poland 0.0083 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Egypt?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Egypt was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0361 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Egypt rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Egypt ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.