Rice — Production in Egypt
Egypt: Rice — Production was 5.60 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Production in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production in Egypt is 5.60 million t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 30.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Egypt peaked at 7.25 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million t, in 1961.
That places Egypt 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.04 million t | +78.5% |
| 1963 | 2.22 million t | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 2.04 million t | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 1.79 million t | -12.1% |
| 1966 | 1.68 million t | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 2.28 million t | +35.8% |
| 1968 | 2.59 million t | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 2.56 million t | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.60 million t | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.53 million t | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.51 million t | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.27 million t | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 2.24 million t | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.42 million t | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 2.30 million t | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 2.27 million t | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.35 million t | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.51 million t | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 2.38 million t | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 2.24 million t | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 2.44 million t | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 2.44 million t | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.24 million t | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 2.31 million t | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.44 million t | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.41 million t | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.13 million t | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 2.68 million t | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 3.17 million t | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 3.45 million t | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 3.91 million t | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 4.16 million t | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 4.58 million t | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 4.79 million t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.90 million t | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.48 million t | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 4.47 million t | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 5.82 million t | +30.0% |
| 2000 | 6.00 million t | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.23 million t | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 6.11 million t | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 6.18 million t | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.35 million t | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.13 million t | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 6.75 million t | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 6.88 million t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.25 million t | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.52 million t | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 4.33 million t | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 5.68 million t | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 5.91 million t | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.72 million t | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.47 million t | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.82 million t | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 5.31 million t | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 4.96 million t | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.12 million t | -37.0% |
| 2019 | 4.80 million t | +53.8% |
| 2020 | 4.80 million t | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.24 million t | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 4.30 million t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.60 million t | +30.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.60 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 292,369 t, 19.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.60 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,412 t, 162.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +78.5% | 1.14 million t | 2.04 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 million t | 1.14 million t | 2.59 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.40 million t | 2.24 million t | 2.60 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 million t | 2.13 million t | 2.68 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 million t | 3.17 million t | 5.82 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 million t | 5.23 million t | 7.25 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 million t | 3.12 million t | 5.91 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 million t | 4.24 million t | 5.60 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 12 Japan 10.14 million t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 722,370 t compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 698,544 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 8.90 million t compare
- 14 Nepal 5.72 million t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 83,000 t compare
- 15 Melanesia 10,803 t compare
- 16 Madagascar 5.12 million t compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 181.54 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 181.54 t compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 4.90 million t compare
- 18 Sri Lanka 4.51 million t compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 100 t compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — production in Egypt?
- Rice — production in Egypt was 5.60 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million t in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for rice — production?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.