What is cereals excluding rice — production in Egypt?

Cereals excluding rice — production in Egypt was 17.79 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 18.85 million t in 2021.

What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 3.87 million t in 1961.

How does Egypt rank for cereals excluding rice — production?

Egypt ranks 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Egypt

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Production in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Egypt: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 17.79 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

17.79 million t

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

24th

of 174 countries

All-time high

18.85 million t

in 2021

All-time low

3.87 million t

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Egypt, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production in Egypt stood at 17.79 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Egypt peaked at 18.85 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.87 million t, in 1961.

Egypt ranks 24th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Production in Egypt, 1961 to 2023.
Year	t	Change
1961	3.87 million t	—
1962	4.40 million t	+13.8%
1963	4.22 million t	-4.1%
1964	4.32 million t	+2.2%
1965	4.35 million t	+0.8%
1966	4.80 million t	+10.4%
1967	4.46 million t	-7.1%
1968	4.86 million t	+8.9%
1969	4.58 million t	-5.8%
1970	4.87 million t	+6.5%
1971	5.01 million t	+2.7%
1972	4.98 million t	-0.6%
1973	5.40 million t	+8.4%
1974	5.44 million t	+0.8%
1975	5.71 million t	+4.9%
1976	5.89 million t	+3.2%
1977	5.18 million t	-12.0%
1978	5.86 million t	+13.2%
1979	5.55 million t	-5.3%
1980	5.72 million t	+3.0%
1981	6.00 million t	+5.0%
1982	6.08 million t	+1.3%
1983	6.26 million t	+2.9%
1984	6.22 million t	-0.6%
1985	6.25 million t	+0.5%
1986	6.31 million t	+0.9%
1987	7.04 million t	+11.6%
1988	7.63 million t	+8.4%
1989	8.45 million t	+10.7%
1990	9.85 million t	+16.6%
1991	10.42 million t	+5.7%
1992	10.70 million t	+2.7%
1993	10.80 million t	+0.9%
1994	10.43 million t	-3.5%
1995	11.31 million t	+8.4%
1996	11.65 million t	+3.0%
1997	12.59 million t	+8.1%
1998	13.49 million t	+7.1%
1999	13.58 million t	+0.7%
2000	14.11 million t	+3.8%
2001	13.33 million t	-5.5%
2002	14.09 million t	+5.7%
2003	14.51 million t	+3.0%
2004	14.47 million t	-0.2%
2005	16.30 million t	+12.6%
2006	15.76 million t	-3.3%
2007	14.72 million t	-6.6%
2008	16.49 million t	+12.0%
2009	17.24 million t	+4.5%
2010	15.14 million t	-12.2%
2011	16.34 million t	+8.0%
2012	17.84 million t	+9.2%
2013	18.40 million t	+3.1%
2014	17.86 million t	-3.0%
2015	18.32 million t	+2.6%
2016	18.08 million t	-1.3%
2017	17.96 million t	-0.6%
2018	14.44 million t	-19.6%
2019	17.11 million t	+18.5%
2020	17.65 million t	+3.2%
2021	18.85 million t	+6.8%
2022	17.70 million t	-6.1%
2023	17.79 million t	+0.5%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 17.79 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million t, 14.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Egypt's 17.79 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 220,154 t, 80.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	4.43 million t	3.87 million t	4.86 million t	9
1970s	5.39 million t	4.87 million t	5.89 million t	10
1980s	6.60 million t	5.72 million t	8.45 million t	10
1990s	11.48 million t	9.85 million t	13.58 million t	10
2000s	15.10 million t	13.33 million t	17.24 million t	10
2010s	17.15 million t	14.44 million t	18.40 million t	10
2020s	18.00 million t	17.65 million t	18.85 million t	4

Countries ranked near Egypt

21 Yugoslav SFR 19.22 million t compare
22 Nigeria 19.07 million t compare
23 South Africa 19.00 million t compare
25 Kazakhstan 16.13 million t compare
26 Hungary 14.72 million t compare
27 Côte d'Ivoire 1.36 million t compare
27 Italy 13.93 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Egypt

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.83 billion kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Egypt?: Cereals excluding rice — production in Egypt was 17.79 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 18.85 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 3.87 million t in 1961.
How does Egypt rank for cereals excluding rice — production?: Egypt ranks 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit: t
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.