Corn production in Egypt
Egypt: Corn production was 7.21 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 20th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
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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 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 20th out of 175 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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About this data
Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.