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Egypt: Arable land (% of land area)

3.29percent · 2024+24.0% since 2014

Arable land 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. Annual figures for Egypt from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20243.289
20233.177
20223.118
20213.092
20203.38
20193.234
20183.063
20172.925
20162.8
20152.879
20142.652
20132.72
20122.842
20112.821
20102.886
20092.897
20082.654
20072.576
20062.617
20052.575
20042.979
20032.919
20022.949
20012.874
20002.821
19993.008
19982.806
19972.792
19962.723
19952.83
19942.625
19932.628
19922.627
19912.277
19902.294
19892.306
19882.321
19872.298
19862.329
19852.316
19842.286
19832.275
19822.292
19812.318
19802.296
19792.315
19782.406
19772.51
19762.608
19752.703
19742.719
19732.735
19722.737
19712.748
19702.737
19692.737
19682.699
19672.706
19662.695
19652.594
19642.433
19632.424
19622.444
19612.51

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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