Lupins production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 89 t of lupins, the 26th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 90%. The record was 13,353 t in 1964. Area harvested: 45 ha, yield 2.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 89 t
- World rank
- 26 of 28
- 10-year change
- −90%
- Record
- 13,353 t
- 1964
Lupins in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Egypt compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.09% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.0
- world 1.6 (+27%)
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.18
- 10-year change
- −90%
- world +52%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Lebanon | 102 | 0.01% |
| 25 | Latvia | 100 | 0.01% |
| 26 | Egypt | 89 | 0.01% |
| 27 | Syria | 60 | 0.00% |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 50 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of lupins
Share of the world total; Egypt is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89 | −28% | 45 | 1.98 |
| 2023 | 124 | −22% | 60 | 2.07 |
| 2022 | 158 | −25% | 87 | 1.82 |
| 2021 | 212 | +4.4% | 109 | 1.94 |
| 2020 | 203 | +9.7% | 98 | 2.07 |
| 2019 | 185 | −8.0% | 95 | 1.95 |
| 2018 | 201 | +22% | 105 | 1.91 |
| 2017 | 165 | −52% | 78 | 2.12 |
| 2016 | 347 | −52% | 208 | 1.67 |
| 2015 | 725 | −22% | 334 | 2.17 |
| 2014 | 932 | −25% | 546 | 1.71 |
| 2013 | 1,250 | −19% | 508 | 2.46 |
| 2012 | 1,551 | −51% | 764 | 2.03 |
| 2011 | 3,167 | +2.9% | 1,531 | 2.07 |
| 2010 | 3,077 | +6.8% | 1,503 | 2.05 |
| 2009 | 2,881 | +21% | 1,482 | 1.94 |
| 2008 | 2,384 | −17% | 1,302 | 1.83 |
| 2007 | 2,885 | +3.0% | 1,574 | 1.83 |
| 2006 | 2,800 | +0.5% | 1,500 | 1.87 |
| 2005 | 2,786 | −16% | 1,478 | 1.88 |
| 2004 | 3,309 | −16% | 2,311 | 1.43 |
| 2003 | 3,944 | −27% | 2,413 | 1.63 |
| 2002 | 5,383 | +34% | 3,752 | 1.43 |
| 2001 | 4,005 | −6.1% | 2,493 | 1.61 |
| 2000 | 4,264 | −8.8% | 2,670 | 1.60 |
| 1999 | 4,673 | −11% | 2,876 | 1.62 |
| 1998 | 5,244 | +3.9% | 2,718 | 1.93 |
| 1997 | 5,049 | −27% | 3,115 | 1.62 |
| 1996 | 6,931 | −3.1% | 3,771 | 1.84 |
| 1995 | 7,154 | −3.5% | 3,732 | 1.92 |
| 1994 | 7,413 | +24% | 4,121 | 1.80 |
| 1993 | 6,000 | +7.6% | 3,000 | 2.00 |
| 1992 | 5,575 | −0.4% | 2,979 | 1.87 |
| 1991 | 5,597 | −8.4% | 2,914 | 1.92 |
| 1990 | 6,110 | −3.2% | 3,191 | 1.91 |
| 1989 | 6,311 | +3.1% | 3,322 | 1.90 |
| 1988 | 6,124 | −13% | 3,520 | 1.74 |
| 1987 | 7,000 | −22% | 3,360 | 2.08 |
| 1986 | 9,000 | −25% | 5,040 | 1.79 |
| 1985 | 12,000 | +71% | 6,700 | 1.79 |
| 1984 | 7,000 | +17% | 4,200 | 1.67 |
| 1983 | 6,000 | −8.0% | 3,800 | 1.58 |
| 1982 | 6,525 | −1.1% | 3,649 | 1.79 |
| 1981 | 6,600 | −13% | 3,856 | 1.71 |
| 1980 | 7,545 | +59% | 4,476 | 1.69 |
| 1979 | 4,748 | +9.7% | 2,859 | 1.66 |
| 1978 | 4,330 | −36% | 2,730 | 1.59 |
| 1977 | 6,782 | +2.5% | 4,043 | 1.68 |
| 1976 | 6,618 | +27% | 4,174 | 1.59 |
| 1975 | 5,200 | +4.0% | 3,361 | 1.55 |
| 1974 | 5,000 | −17% | 3,361 | 1.49 |
| 1973 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 6,301 | 0.95 |
| 1972 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 4,621 | 1.30 |
| 1971 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 4,621 | 1.30 |
| 1970 | 6,000 | −14% | 3,800 | 1.58 |
| 1969 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 5,041 | 1.39 |
| 1968 | 7,000 | −0.4% | 4,621 | 1.51 |
| 1967 | 7,030 | −3.7% | 4,621 | 1.52 |
| 1966 | 7,298 | −38% | 4,621 | 1.58 |
| 1965 | 11,827 | −11% | 6,857 | 1.72 |
| 1964 | 13,353 | +3.9% | 7,824 | 1.71 |
| 1963 | 12,856 | +5.4% | 7,777 | 1.65 |
| 1962 | 12,199 | +35% | 7,690 | 1.59 |
| 1961 | 9,046 | — | 5,926 | 1.53 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of lupins in Egypt?
Egypt produced 89 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of lupins?
Egypt ranked 26th of 28 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Australia with 51.6% of the world total.
How has the production of lupins in Egypt changed?
It fell by 90% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +52% for the world. The record was 13,353 t in 1964.
What is the yield of lupins in Egypt?
2.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (89 t from 45 ha), against a world average of 1.6 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Egypt is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.