Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Egypt

Egypt: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0969 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0969 units per person
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
31st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1227 units per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.0239 units per person
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2019

0.020.040.060.080.10.12196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Egypt is 0.0969 units per person, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.1227 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 units per person, in 1961.

That places Egypt 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Egypt, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0239 units per person
1962 0.0303 units per person +26.7%
1963 0.0333 units per person +10.0%
1964 0.0271 units per person -18.7%
1965 0.0401 units per person +48.0%
1966 0.0454 units per person +13.2%
1967 0.0554 units per person +21.9%
1968 0.0457 units per person -17.5%
1969 0.0355 units per person -22.3%
1970 0.0246 units per person -30.8%
1971 0.0545 units per person +121.8%
1972 0.0382 units per person -29.8%
1973 0.0402 units per person +5.0%
1974 0.0751 units per person +86.9%
1975 0.0764 units per person +1.8%
1976 0.0736 units per person -3.6%
1977 0.0821 units per person +11.5%
1978 0.09 units per person +9.6%
1979 0.0843 units per person -6.4%
1980 0.1005 units per person +19.2%
1981 0.0875 units per person -13.0%
1982 0.0841 units per person -3.8%
1983 0.0885 units per person +5.2%
1984 0.0918 units per person +3.7%
1985 0.0892 units per person -2.8%
1986 0.0829 units per person -7.0%
1987 0.0962 units per person +16.0%
1988 0.0954 units per person -0.8%
1989 0.0999 units per person +4.7%
1990 0.0925 units per person -7.4%
1991 0.0931 units per person +0.7%
1992 0.0862 units per person -7.4%
1993 0.0648 units per person -24.7%
1994 0.1026 units per person +58.3%
1995 0.0772 units per person -24.8%
1996 0.0896 units per person +16.1%
1997 0.1009 units per person +12.5%
1998 0.0776 units per person -23.0%
1999 0.0593 units per person -23.6%
2000 0.067 units per person +13.0%
2001 0.0591 units per person -11.8%
2002 0.0731 units per person +23.7%
2003 0.0521 units per person -28.7%
2004 0.0549 units per person +5.4%
2005 0.0701 units per person +27.6%
2006 0.0968 units per person +38.0%
2007 0.0978 units per person +1.1%
2008 0.097 units per person -0.8%
2009 0.1041 units per person +7.4%
2010 0.1186 units per person +13.9%
2011 0.1075 units per person -9.3%
2012 0.1227 units per person +14.1%
2013 0.1079 units per person -12.0%
2014 0.1136 units per person +5.3%
2015 0.1067 units per person -6.0%
2016 0.1092 units per person +2.3%
2017 0.0975 units per person -10.8%
2018 0.0889 units per person -8.7%
2019 0.0969 units per person +9.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +121.8% 0.0246 units per person 0.0545 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0374 units per person 0.0239 units per person 0.0554 units per person 9
1970s 0.0639 units per person 0.0246 units per person 0.09 units per person 10
1980s 0.0916 units per person 0.0829 units per person 0.1005 units per person 10
1990s 0.0844 units per person 0.0593 units per person 0.1026 units per person 10
2000s 0.0772 units per person 0.0521 units per person 0.1041 units per person 10
2010s 0.107 units per person 0.0889 units per person 0.1227 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 28 Slovenia 0.0992 units per person compare
  2. 29 Qatar 0.0972 units per person compare
  3. 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.097 units per person compare
  4. 32 Greece 0.0968 units per person compare
  5. 33 Austria 0.095 units per person compare
  6. 34 Albania 0.092 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Egypt?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Egypt was 0.0969 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.1227 units per person in 2012.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 units per person in 1961.
How does Egypt rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Egypt ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.