Corn production in Egypt
Egypt: Corn production was 7.21 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.21 million tonnes
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
8.54 million tonnes
in 2017
All-time low
1.62 million tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn production in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 7.21 million tonnes for corn production in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn production in Egypt peaked at 8.54 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million tonnes, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn production in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.62 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2.00 million tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1963 | 1.87 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 1.93 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.14 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 2.38 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 2.17 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 2.30 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 2.37 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 2.40 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.34 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.42 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.51 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.64 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 2.78 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 3.05 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 2.72 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 3.12 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 2.94 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 3.23 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 3.31 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.35 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.51 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 3.70 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 3.69 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.61 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.62 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.09 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 4.53 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 4.80 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 5.12 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 5.07 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.04 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.11 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.54 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 5.17 million tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 5.81 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 6.34 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 6.14 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.47 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 6.09 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 6.43 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.53 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.24 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.09 million tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 6.37 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 6.24 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.40 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 7.69 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 7.04 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 6.88 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.09 million tonnes | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 7.96 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.06 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.80 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.82 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.54 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 5.11 million tonnes | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 7.59 million tonnes | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 7.59 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.04 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 6.86 million tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 7.45 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 7.21 million tonnes | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 7.21 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 805,250 tonnes, 8.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 7.21 million tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36,850 tonnes, 195.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.66 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 4.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.31 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 6.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.66 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 7.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.49 million tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | 8.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.43 million tonnes | 6.86 million tonnes | 8.04 million tonnes | 5 |
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 corn production in Egypt?
- Corn production in Egypt was 7.21 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn production recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.54 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest corn production recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for corn production?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn production rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.