Share of arable land which is organic in Egypt
Egypt: Share of arable land which is organic was 2.86 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in Egypt, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of arable land which is organic in Egypt is 2.86 percent, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Egypt peaked at 3 percent in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4 percent, in 2006.
That places Egypt 48th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Egypt, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.4 percent | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 0.54 percent | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 1.13 percent | +109.3% |
| 2009 | 1.52 percent | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 2.23 percent | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 2.27 percent | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.22 percent | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3 percent | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.31 percent | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.26 percent | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.84 percent | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 2.76 percent | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3 percent | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.96 percent | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.92 percent | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.88 percent | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.86 percent | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.86 percent | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.86 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.45 percent, 6.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.86 percent is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.14 percent, 20.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +109.3% | 0.54 percent | 1.13 percent |
| 2010 | +46.7% | 1.52 percent | 2.23 percent |
| 2006 | -42.9% | 0.7 percent | 0.4 percent |
| 2007 | +35.0% | 0.4 percent | 0.54 percent |
| 2009 | +34.5% | 1.13 percent | 1.52 percent |
| 2016 | +25.7% | 2.26 percent | 2.84 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.858 percent | 0.4 percent | 1.52 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.51 percent | 2.22 percent | 3 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 percent | 2.86 percent | 2.92 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 45 Vanuatu 3.44 percent compare
- 46 Martinique 3.03 percent compare
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- 49 Falkland Islands 2.82 percent compare
- 50 Guadeloupe 2.81 percent compare
- 51 United Kingdom 2.8 percent 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 share of arable land which is organic in Egypt?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Egypt was 2.86 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3 percent in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 percent in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).