Sugar cane was the leading crop product in Egypt's agricultural sector, with a production value of around **** million metric tons in 2023. Sugar beet and wheat followed, amounting to roughly **** million tons and *** million metric tons, respectively. Among the 20 leading crops, only two fell under one million metric tons, namely, apples and sorghum. Agriculture in Egypt Although roughly ** percent of the land in Egypt is desert and uninhabited, agriculture in Egypt dates back to its ancient civilization. With the population growth and the country being one of the most populated in the African continent, food needs are increasing rapidly. Moreover, agriculture remains an important part of the Egyptian economy, amounting to **** percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of 2019/2020, ranking as the third contributing sector to GDP. Food security and a large importer of wheat Egypt is the lowest-ranking country in the northernmost part of the African continent, with ** points in the global food security index in 2022. Furthermore, in the three-year average between 2019 and 2021, *** million people were insecure in terms of food. Bread is fundamental in the Egyptian diet. Although the country produced **** million metric tons of wheat as of 2021. The excessive demand still leads Egypt to be the largest importer of wheat in the world, with significant power over the market.

Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Wheat data was reported at 9,342,538.000 Ardeb in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,607,736.000 Ardeb for 2015. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Wheat data is updated yearly, averaging 28,357,009.000 Ardeb from Jun 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56,819,969.000 Ardeb in 2009 and a record low of 1,292,217.000 Ardeb in 1981. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Wheat data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.B007: Agricultural Production.

Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Barley data was reported at 99,751.000 Ardeb in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 100,670.000 Ardeb for 2015. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Barley data is updated yearly, averaging 891,340.000 Ardeb from Jun 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,391,867.000 Ardeb in 2005 and a record low of 99,751.000 Ardeb in 2016. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Barley data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.B007: Agricultural Production.

Crop production index of Egypt improved by 1.04% from 104.2 index in 2021 to 105.3 index in 2022. Since the 4.34% reduction in 2018, crop production index surged by 9.34% in 2022. Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 2004-2006. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 2004-2006.

As of 2020, nearly **** thousand hectares of agricultural land were used for organic vegetable farming. The total area for organic agriculture in Egypt was around *** thousand hectares. Moreover, there were *** organic producers in Egypt during this period.

As of 2023, wheat production in Egypt amounted to approximately 8.7 million metric tons, representing a decrease of 6.8 percent from the preceding year. During the last decade, Egyptian wheat production ranged between 7.2 and 9.3 million metric tons. An overall positive trend can be noticed throughout the period observed, with a comprehensive increase of around 20.4 percent during the 13 years. Wheat is one of the most important crops for Egypt, and this can be recognized through Egypt being one of the largest wheat importers in the world.

The Agriculture in Egypt Market Report is Segmented by Crop Type (Cereal and Grains, Fruits and Vegetables, and More) and by Geography (Nile Delta, and More). The Report Includes Production Analysis (Volume), Consumption Analysis (Value and Volume), Export Analysis (Value and Volume), Import Analysis (Value and Volume), and Price Trend Analysis. The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD) and Volume (Metric Tons).

Egypt had nearly 4.06 million hectares of agricultural land in 2022, which corresponded to around 4.1 percent of the country's total land area. Overall, the area used for the cultivation of crops and the production of animals has generally increased in the period under review.

Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Maize: Nile data was reported at 529,000.000 Ardeb in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 520,039.000 Ardeb for 2014. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Maize: Nile data is updated yearly, averaging 4,696,745.000 Ardeb from Jun 1980 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,823,983.000 Ardeb in 2008 and a record low of 520,039.000 Ardeb in 2014. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Crops: Maize: Nile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.B007: Agricultural Production.

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Egypt Agriculture Market size was valued at USD 5.2 Billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 6.9 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 3.5% from 2026 to 2032.

Egypt Agriculture Market: Definition/ Overview

Egypt's agriculture refers to the cultivation of crops and animal husbandry, which is mostly focused in the Nile River Valley and Delta owing to good soils and irrigation availability. It is an important aspect of the national economy, supplying jobs, food, and raw materials to a variety of sectors.

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Organic agriculture covered slightly over ***** percent of the total farmland area in Egypt as of 2021. Compared to 2017, this was an increase from *** percent. During the period reviewed, the share of agricultural land used for organic farming in the country generally increased over time. Organic vegetables were the crop type with the largest area allocated to organic agriculture in the country.

In 2021, around ******* hectares of agricultural land area in Egypt were used for organic agriculture. Compared to 2017, this was an increase from ****** thousand hectares. Overall, the area of land used for organic agriculture in the country increased.

Egypt Organic Farming Market was valued at USD 601.45 Million in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 798.31 Million by 2030 with a CAGR of 7.79% during the forecast period.

The monthly average price for normal wheat in Egypt amounted to 22.05 Egyptian pounds (0.71 U.S. dollars) per kilogram as of May 2023. During the period reviewed, the price was the highest ever recorded and increased slightly compared to the previous month, registering a growth of almost 1.9 percent. In November 2019, the average price dropped by one Egyptian pound and stayed constant until May 2020 before fluctuating and increasing in general. The previous relative stability in wheat prices was caused by the extensive involvement of the Egyptian government in all parts of the wheat value chain.   

A major crop for the Egyptians     

Grains constitute Egypt's most important crop group, with wheat as the most important grain of all. In 2021, the country produced nine million metric tons of the crop. Yet Egyptians consumed more than twice that number. The grain is fundamental to the Egyptian population's food staple. In order to meet a demand that is higher than the local production, the country imports the majority of its wheat. In fact, Egypt has held its position as the largest wheat importer globally for years.

Several shocks to the Egyptian grain market     

The increases in the crop's price since September 2021 were a result of several reasons. The increases in the global average price of cereals, as well as crops affected by weather conditions in major export nations were among the main causes. Furthermore, the Russia-Ukraine war has severe implications on the wheat supply globally and in Egypt. Both countries are leading wheat import partners of Egypt, aggregating 85 percent of the country's wheat imports in 2020. As of the same year, the volume of wheat imported from Russia stood at 14 million metric tons.

Dataset

This dataset was created by Nour Ibrahim

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Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Oil Crops: Linen Seed data was reported at 4,985.000 Ardeb in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,485.000 Ardeb for 2014. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Oil Crops: Linen Seed data is updated yearly, averaging 124,429.000 Ardeb from Jun 1980 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 279,074.000 Ardeb in 1980 and a record low of 1,941.000 Ardeb in 2013. Egypt Agricultural Production: Volume: Oil Crops: Linen Seed data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.B007: Agricultural Production.

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The family farm dataset comes from a data collection conducted from July to October 2020 within two CGIAR Research Programs on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and on Livestock (LIVESTOCK). The two CRP programs aimed to empower the CGIAR response to a sanitary crisis in analyzing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we proposed to focus on the effects of the confinement on the agricultural productive systems with a particular attention to the gendered impacts in one country of the Mediterranean and Northern Africa region (MENA), Egypt. This dataset gathers the raw data collected among 210 respondents equally distributed between man and women respondents in two contrasted zones of Egypt, i.e. the old land along the Nile valley and the New land in the Western part of the Nile Delta. The raw data have been based on a semi-structure questionnaire (supplemental material). We collected sex-disaggregated data on the pandemic impacts and coping mechanisms in the crop and livestock domains (from production, to consumption to sales), on access to water and on personal lives. With increased dependence on digital interventions during the course of the pandemic, we also paid attention to phone ownership and access and preferred means for receiving digital information.