FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Bees in Egypt
Egypt had 714,869 bees in 2024, the 20th largest in the world (0.70% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 23%. The record was 1.7 million head in 1989.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 714,869 head
- World rank
- 20 of 98
- 10-year change
- −23%
- Record
- 1.7 million head
- 1989
Bees in Egypt, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 714,869 | −2.2% |
| 2023 | 730,728 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 729,192 | −13% |
| 2021 | 838,481 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 788,013 | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 819,060 | −12% |
| 2018 | 934,517 | +14% |
| 2017 | 820,516 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | 841,307 | −4.4% |
| 2015 | 879,975 | −5.3% |
| 2014 | 929,626 | −3.7% |
| 2013 | 965,258 | −1.8% |
| 2012 | 983,041 | −9.9% |
| 2011 | 1,090,955 | −4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,139,414 | −9.1% |
| 2009 | 1,253,229 | −1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,277,316 | −5.5% |
| 2007 | 1,352,109 | −4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,417,465 | −3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,461,939 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,436,544 | −0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,436,682 | −0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,447,000 | −2.6% |
| 2001 | 1,485,000 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,422,721 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,328,000 | −4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,384,014 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1,269,730 | −0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,278,372 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,238,837 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,225,000 | −1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,243,000 | −12% |
| 1992 | 1,415,000 | −4.3% |
| 1991 | 1,479,000 | −10% |
| 1990 | 1,651,000 | −1.0% |
| 1989 | 1,668,000 | +13% |
| 1988 | 1,473,000 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,456,000 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,406,000 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1,363,000 | +13% |
| 1984 | 1,204,000 | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 1,099,000 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1,039,000 | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 947,000 | +10% |
| 1980 | 858,000 | −4.3% |
| 1979 | 897,000 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 894,000 | −5.8% |
| 1977 | 949,000 | −13% |
| 1976 | 1,093,000 | −5.4% |
| 1975 | 1,155,000 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 1,076,000 | +17% |
| 1973 | 918,000 | −2.0% |
| 1972 | 937,000 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 882,000 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 807,000 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 796,000 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 754,000 | −0.7% |
| 1967 | 759,000 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 752,000 | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 688,000 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 673,200 | −12% |
| 1963 | 764,800 | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 706,045 | +11% |
| 1961 | 634,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.