Egypt Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Egypt arable land for 2021 was 3,077,000, a 8.56% decline from 2020.
- Egypt arable land for 2020 was 3,365,000, a 4.54% increase from 2019.
- Egypt arable land for 2019 was 3,219,000, a 5.58% increase from 2018.
- Egypt arable land for 2018 was 3,049,000, a 4.71% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Egypt Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
3,077,000 |
0.03 |
3.09% |
| 2020 |
3,365,000 |
0.03 |
3.38% |
| 2019 |
3,219,000 |
0.03 |
3.23% |
| 2018 |
3,049,000 |
0.03 |
3.06% |
| 2017 |
2,911,969 |
0.03 |
2.93% |
| 2016 |
2,786,765 |
0.03 |
2.80% |
| 2015 |
2,865,877 |
0.03 |
2.88% |
| 2014 |
2,640,190 |
0.03 |
2.65% |
| 2013 |
2,707,970 |
0.03 |
2.72% |
| 2012 |
2,829,000 |
0.03 |
2.84% |
| 2011 |
2,808,000 |
0.03 |
2.82% |
| 2010 |
2,873,000 |
0.03 |
2.89% |
| 2009 |
2,884,000 |
0.03 |
2.90% |
| 2008 |
2,642,000 |
0.03 |
2.65% |
| 2007 |
2,564,000 |
0.03 |
2.58% |
| 2006 |
2,605,000 |
0.03 |
2.62% |
| 2005 |
2,563,000 |
0.03 |
2.57% |
| 2004 |
2,965,000 |
0.04 |
2.98% |
| 2003 |
2,906,000 |
0.04 |
2.92% |
| 2002 |
2,936,000 |
0.04 |
2.95% |
| 2001 |
2,861,000 |
0.04 |
2.87% |
| 2000 |
2,801,000 |
0.04 |
2.81% |
| 1999 |
2,994,000 |
0.04 |
3.01% |
| 1998 |
2,793,620 |
0.04 |
2.81% |
| 1997 |
2,778,920 |
0.04 |
2.79% |
| 1996 |
2,710,460 |
0.04 |
2.72% |
| 1995 |
2,817,000 |
0.04 |
2.83% |
| 1994 |
2,612,660 |
0.04 |
2.62% |
| 1993 |
2,616,180 |
0.04 |
2.63% |
| 1992 |
2,615,280 |
0.04 |
2.63% |
| 1991 |
2,267,000 |
0.04 |
2.28% |
| 1990 |
2,284,000 |
0.04 |
2.29% |
| 1989 |
2,296,000 |
0.04 |
2.31% |
| 1988 |
2,310,000 |
0.04 |
2.32% |
| 1987 |
2,288,000 |
0.04 |
2.30% |
| 1986 |
2,318,000 |
0.05 |
2.33% |
| 1985 |
2,305,000 |
0.05 |
2.32% |
| 1984 |
2,275,260 |
0.05 |
2.29% |
| 1983 |
2,264,740 |
0.05 |
2.28% |
| 1982 |
2,281,240 |
0.05 |
2.29% |
| 1981 |
2,307,000 |
0.05 |
2.32% |
| 1980 |
2,286,000 |
0.05 |
2.30% |
| 1979 |
2,304,000 |
0.05 |
2.31% |
| 1978 |
2,395,000 |
0.06 |
2.41% |
| 1977 |
2,499,000 |
0.06 |
2.51% |
| 1976 |
2,596,000 |
0.07 |
2.61% |
| 1975 |
2,691,000 |
0.07 |
2.70% |
| 1974 |
2,707,000 |
0.07 |
2.72% |
| 1973 |
2,723,000 |
0.07 |
2.74% |
| 1972 |
2,725,000 |
0.08 |
2.74% |
| 1971 |
2,735,000 |
0.08 |
2.75% |
| 1970 |
2,725,000 |
0.08 |
2.74% |
| 1969 |
2,725,000 |
0.08 |
2.74% |
| 1968 |
2,687,000 |
0.08 |
2.70% |
| 1967 |
2,694,000 |
0.08 |
2.71% |
| 1966 |
2,683,000 |
0.08 |
2.70% |
| 1965 |
2,582,000 |
0.08 |
2.59% |
| 1964 |
2,422,000 |
0.08 |
2.43% |
| 1963 |
2,413,000 |
0.08 |
2.42% |
| 1962 |
2,433,000 |
0.09 |
2.44% |
| 1961 |
2,499,000 |
0.09 |
2.51% |
