FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Flax, raw or retted production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 7,700 t of flax, raw or retted, the 8th largest in the world (0.60% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.9%. The record was 25,400 t in 1979. Area harvested: 8,600 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 7,700 t
- World rank
- 8 of 17
- 10-year change
- −1.9%
- Record
- 25,400 t
- 1979
Flax, raw or retted in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,700 | 0.0% | 8,600 | 0.90 |
| 2023 | 7,700 | −0.5% | 8,600 | 0.90 |
| 2022 | 7,737 | −0.2% | 8,616 | 0.90 |
| 2021 | 7,751 | +0.4% | 8,560 | 0.91 |
| 2020 | 7,718 | −0.3% | 8,602 | 0.90 |
| 2019 | 7,743 | −0.6% | 8,687 | 0.89 |
| 2018 | 7,793 | +2.3% | 8,393 | 0.93 |
| 2017 | 7,617 | −2.6% | 8,726 | 0.87 |
| 2016 | 7,818 | −1.6% | 8,941 | 0.87 |
| 2015 | 7,944 | +1.2% | 8,763 | 0.91 |
| 2014 | 7,847 | −7.7% | 9,000 | 0.87 |
| 2013 | 8,500 | +1.2% | 10,000 | 0.85 |
| 2012 | 8,400 | −7.2% | 10,000 | 0.84 |
| 2011 | 9,053 | +0.5% | 10,100 | 0.90 |
| 2010 | 9,012 | −0.9% | 9,905 | 0.91 |
| 2009 | 9,094 | −1.3% | 9,841 | 0.92 |
| 2008 | 9,210 | −0.7% | 9,534 | 0.97 |
| 2007 | 9,276 | +3.1% | 9,677 | 0.96 |
| 2006 | 9,000 | −14% | 8,900 | 1.01 |
| 2005 | 10,500 | +5.0% | 11,200 | 0.94 |
| 2004 | 10,000 | +11% | 10,700 | 0.93 |
| 2003 | 9,000 | +26% | 9,600 | 0.94 |
| 2002 | 7,160 | +0.7% | 8,000 | 0.90 |
| 2001 | 7,110 | −49% | 7,647 | 0.93 |
| 2000 | 14,000 | +1.4% | 15,000 | 0.93 |
| 1999 | 13,800 | +2.2% | 14,500 | 0.95 |
| 1998 | 13,500 | +3.8% | 14,000 | 0.96 |
| 1997 | 13,000 | +4.0% | 13,500 | 0.96 |
| 1996 | 12,500 | +1.6% | 13,200 | 0.95 |
| 1995 | 12,300 | +2.5% | 13,168 | 0.93 |
| 1994 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 12,881 | 0.93 |
| 1993 | 12,000 | +6.0% | 13,000 | 0.92 |
| 1992 | 11,320 | −32% | 12,383 | 0.91 |
| 1991 | 16,685 | +39% | 18,313 | 0.91 |
| 1990 | 12,025 | −24% | 12,910 | 0.93 |
| 1989 | 15,875 | −12% | 17,071 | 0.93 |
| 1988 | 18,000 | +20% | 17,220 | 1.05 |
| 1987 | 15,000 | −17% | 14,700 | 1.02 |
| 1986 | 18,000 | +5.9% | 18,060 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 17,000 | +6.3% | 16,380 | 1.04 |
| 1984 | 16,000 | +10% | 18,400 | 0.87 |
| 1983 | 14,500 | −2.3% | 16,185 | 0.90 |
| 1982 | 14,840 | −27% | 15,840 | 0.94 |
| 1981 | 20,300 | −19% | 21,840 | 0.93 |
| 1980 | 24,920 | −1.9% | 28,570 | 0.87 |
| 1979 | 25,400 | +12% | 28,790 | 0.88 |
| 1978 | 22,700 | +4.0% | 25,211 | 0.90 |
| 1977 | 21,823 | +25% | 24,638 | 0.89 |
| 1976 | 17,402 | −11% | 19,950 | 0.87 |
| 1975 | 19,460 | +21% | 22,684 | 0.86 |
| 1974 | 16,100 | +15% | 19,744 | 0.82 |
| 1973 | 14,000 | +18% | 17,643 | 0.79 |
| 1972 | 11,900 | +55% | 14,703 | 0.81 |
| 1971 | 7,700 | +5.8% | 9,662 | 0.80 |
| 1970 | 7,280 | −39% | 8,417 | 0.86 |
| 1969 | 12,000 | +3.3% | 16,383 | 0.73 |
| 1968 | 11,620 | +53% | 15,123 | 0.77 |
| 1967 | 7,582 | +0.3% | 10,108 | 0.75 |
| 1966 | 7,560 | −7.0% | 10,082 | 0.75 |
| 1965 | 8,128 | −27% | 10,857 | 0.75 |
| 1964 | 11,110 | +29% | 13,916 | 0.80 |
| 1963 | 8,611 | −4.2% | 10,944 | 0.79 |
| 1962 | 8,990 | −6.5% | 11,370 | 0.79 |
| 1961 | 9,617 | — | 12,059 | 0.80 |
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.