Number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt
Egypt: Number of new book titles published per million people was 29.63 book titles per million people in 1996. ▼ Falling
Latest (1996)
29.63 book titles per million people
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
62nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
120.68 book titles per million people
in 1963
All-time low
24.17 book titles per million people
in 1987
Years of data
36
1953–1996
Number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt, 1953–1996
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
In 1996, number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt stood at 29.63 book titles per million people.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt peaked at 120.68 book titles per million people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 24.17 book titles per million people, in 1987.
Egypt ranks 62nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 28.74 book titles per million people | — |
| 1954 | 29.92 book titles per million people | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 43.47 book titles per million people | +45.3% |
| 1957 | 80.61 book titles per million people | +85.4% |
| 1958 | 73.45 book titles per million people | -8.9% |
| 1959 | 82.88 book titles per million people | +12.8% |
| 1960 | 85.3 book titles per million people | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 98.39 book titles per million people | +15.3% |
| 1962 | 116.92 book titles per million people | +18.8% |
| 1963 | 120.68 book titles per million people | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 89.93 book titles per million people | -25.5% |
| 1965 | 110.85 book titles per million people | +23.3% |
| 1966 | 99.04 book titles per million people | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 57.42 book titles per million people | -42.0% |
| 1968 | 52.42 book titles per million people | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 56.79 book titles per million people | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 63.8 book titles per million people | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 70.56 book titles per million people | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 59.04 book titles per million people | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 54.34 book titles per million people | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 48.73 book titles per million people | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 47.76 book titles per million people | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 39.38 book titles per million people | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 37.95 book titles per million people | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 41.98 book titles per million people | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 53.36 book titles per million people | +27.1% |
| 1984 | 26.3 book titles per million people | -50.7% |
| 1985 | 27.29 book titles per million people | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 27.45 book titles per million people | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 24.17 book titles per million people | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 26.86 book titles per million people | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 35.92 book titles per million people | +33.7% |
| 1991 | 44.71 book titles per million people | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 51.23 book titles per million people | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 34.98 book titles per million people | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 29.63 book titles per million people | -15.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 29.63 book titles per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.73 book titles per million people, 91% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 29.63 book titles per million people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.11 book titles per million people, 25% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.51 book titles per million people | 28.74 book titles per million people | 82.88 book titles per million people | 6 |
| 1960s | 88.77 book titles per million people | 52.42 book titles per million people | 120.68 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.51 book titles per million people | 37.95 book titles per million people | 70.56 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1980s | 30.91 book titles per million people | 24.17 book titles per million people | 53.36 book titles per million people | 6 |
| 1990s | 39.29 book titles per million people | 29.63 book titles per million people | 51.23 book titles per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 59 Tunisia 79.04 book titles per million people compare
- 60 Mexico 65.5 book titles per million people compare
- 61 Morocco 32.73 book titles per million people compare
- 63 Algeria 23.42 book titles per million people compare
- 64 Indonesia 20.4 book titles per million people compare
- 65 Philippines 20.27 book titles per million people compare
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 number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Egypt was 29.63 book titles per million people in 1996, according to Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 120.68 book titles per million people in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.17 book titles per million people in 1987.
- How does Egypt rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 69 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new book titles published per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.