Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt

Egypt: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0056 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0056 ha per person
Change on year
up 30.8%
World rank
45th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0154 ha per person
in 1968
All-time low
0.0034 ha per person
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023

0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — area harvested, per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0056 ha per person.

That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0154 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 ha per person, in 2018.

That places Egypt 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Egypt, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0082 ha per person
1962 0.0123 ha per person +50.4%
1963 0.0139 ha per person +12.5%
1964 0.0135 ha per person -2.3%
1965 0.0116 ha per person -14.1%
1966 0.0113 ha per person -2.7%
1967 0.014 ha per person +24.2%
1968 0.0154 ha per person +9.4%
1969 0.0148 ha per person -3.4%
1970 0.0139 ha per person -6.6%
1971 0.0135 ha per person -2.8%
1972 0.0133 ha per person -1.5%
1973 0.0113 ha per person -15.0%
1974 0.0116 ha per person +3.2%
1975 0.0114 ha per person -2.4%
1976 0.0114 ha per person +0.1%
1977 0.0107 ha per person -5.9%
1978 0.0104 ha per person -2.8%
1979 0.0103 ha per person -1.6%
1980 0.0093 ha per person -9.3%
1981 0.0089 ha per person -4.2%
1982 0.0093 ha per person +4.3%
1983 0.0089 ha per person -4.6%
1984 0.0084 ha per person -5.1%
1985 0.0077 ha per person -8.8%
1986 0.0081 ha per person +5.9%
1987 0.0077 ha per person -5.1%
1988 0.0064 ha per person -17.2%
1989 0.0073 ha per person +14.4%
1990 0.0075 ha per person +2.4%
1991 0.0077 ha per person +3.2%
1992 0.0083 ha per person +7.9%
1993 0.0086 ha per person +3.1%
1994 0.009 ha per person +5.2%
1995 0.009 ha per person -0.5%
1996 0.0088 ha per person -1.7%
1997 0.0095 ha per person +8.0%
1998 0.0074 ha per person -22.2%
1999 0.0092 ha per person +23.7%
2000 0.009 ha per person -1.5%
2001 0.0075 ha per person -16.4%
2002 0.0085 ha per person +13.1%
2003 0.0081 ha per person -4.6%
2004 0.0081 ha per person -0.2%
2005 0.0076 ha per person -6.9%
2006 0.0081 ha per person +7.2%
2007 0.0084 ha per person +3.0%
2008 0.0087 ha per person +3.9%
2009 0.0066 ha per person -24.2%
2010 0.0052 ha per person -21.7%
2011 0.0065 ha per person +26.4%
2012 0.0067 ha per person +2.2%
2013 0.0063 ha per person -5.9%
2014 0.0059 ha per person -6.1%
2015 0.0051 ha per person -12.8%
2016 0.0056 ha per person +9.1%
2017 0.0053 ha per person -5.3%
2018 0.0034 ha per person -35.5%
2019 0.0051 ha per person +49.3%
2020 0.0046 ha per person -10.4%
2021 0.0042 ha per person -8.4%
2022 0.0043 ha per person +2.5%
2023 0.0056 ha per person +30.8%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.0056 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.0056 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 42.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Area harvested, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1962 +50.4% 0.0082 ha per person 0.0123 ha per person
2019 +49.3% 0.0034 ha per person 0.0051 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0128 ha per person 0.0082 ha per person 0.0154 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0118 ha per person 0.0103 ha per person 0.0139 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0082 ha per person 0.0064 ha per person 0.0093 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0085 ha per person 0.0074 ha per person 0.0095 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0081 ha per person 0.0066 ha per person 0.009 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0055 ha per person 0.0034 ha per person 0.0067 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0047 ha per person 0.0042 ha per person 0.0056 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 42 Belize 0.0077 ha per person compare
  2. 43 Central African Republic 0.0074 ha per person compare
  3. 44 Brazil 0.007 ha per person compare
  4. 46 Cameroon 0.0055 ha per person compare
  5. 47 Kazakhstan 0.0049 ha per person compare
  6. 48 Haiti 0.0045 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Egypt?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Egypt was 0.0056 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0154 ha per person in 1968.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per person in 2018.
How does Egypt rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Egypt ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.