Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Egypt
Egypt: Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person was 36.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Egypt, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Egypt stood at 36.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
That places Egypt 23rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.5% | — |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.3% | 36.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 36.9% | 39.8% | 4 |
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 share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Egypt?
- Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person in Egypt was 36.9% in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on food. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.