Egypt, Arab Rep.'s land under cereal production (hectares) was 3.26 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.94% from 3.29 million in 2014 (0.09% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.26 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3.63 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.29 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 3.63 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | 1.63 million | 1965 |
| Average since 2015 | 3.17 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.72 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s land under cereal production (hectares) rose 0.8% on 2023 (from 3.23 million to 3.26 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.2% and a typical year strayed about 9.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 39.9% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.3% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 41st highest value of the 177 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 3.26 million | 2024 |
| World | 744.31 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 215.39 million | 2024 |
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- South Africa — 37th of 177: 3.36 million
- Chad — 38th of 177: 3.28 million
- Nepal — 39th of 177: 3.27 million
- Angola — 41st of 177: 3.16 million
- United Kingdom — 42nd of 177: 2.96 million
- Uganda — 43rd of 177: 2.95 million
What this measures
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
Limitations: The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 64 values
| Year | Land under cereal production (hectares) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,260,919 |
| 2023 | 3,234,784 |
| 2022 | 3,109,176 |
| 2021 | 3,148,579 |
| 2020 | 3,135,225 |
| 2019 | 3,626,297 |
| 2018 | 2,592,349 |
| 2017 | 3,097,555 |
| 2016 | 3,224,925 |
| 2015 | 3,251,394 |
| 2014 |
Land under cereal production (hectares) in nearby economies
More environment data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Population in largest city — 23.07 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 45.44% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 28.88 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 24.4% (2025)
- Rural population — 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 57.1% (2025)
- Urban population — 50.78 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 42.9% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 1.6 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s land under cereal production (hectares)?
- 3.26 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 89.17% from 1.72 million in 1961 (1.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.63 million in 2019 and the lowest 1.63 million in 1965.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 41st highest of 177 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in land under cereal production (hectares) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s land under cereal production (hectares) rose 0.8% on 2023 (from 3.23 million to 3.26 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.2% and a typical year strayed about 9.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.CREL.HA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL, note: Item code F1717, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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