> In 2024 Egypt produced 100,610 t of okra, the 10th largest in the world (0.76% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 82%.

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# Okra production in Egypt

In 2024 Egypt produced 100,610 t of okra, the 10th largest in the world (0.76% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 82%. The record was 134,665 t in 2009. Area harvested: 6,872 ha, yield 14.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024100,610 t
World rank10 of 55
10-year change+82%
Record134,665 t2009

## Okra in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Egypt compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.76%0.55% in 2014
Yield, t/ha14.6world 4.2 (+250%)
kg per person0.86world 1.62
10-year change+82%world +32%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | [Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/niger/) | 200,458 | 1.5% |
| 9 | [Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/cote-divoire/) | 181,276 | 1.4% |
| 10 | **Egypt** | 100,610 | 0.76% |
| 11 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/bangladesh/) | 99,079 | 0.75% |
| 12 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/benin/) | 89,883 | 0.68% |

[Full ranking of 55 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/)

### Map of world production of okra

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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 | 100,610 | +2.0% | 6,872 | 14.64 |
| 2023 | 98,591 | −16% | 6,472 | 15.23 |
| 2022 | 118,055 | +43% | 9,768 | 12.09 |
| 2021 | 82,722 | −5.4% | 5,650 | 14.64 |
| 2020 | 87,400 | +43% | 6,150 | 14.21 |
| 2019 | 61,035 | −34% | 4,069 | 15.00 |
| 2018 | 92,429 | +71% | 5,964 | 15.50 |
| 2017 | 54,051 | −4.7% | 4,462 | 12.11 |
| 2016 | 56,733 | +1.2% | 4,751 | 11.94 |
| 2015 | 56,043 | +1.6% | 4,871 | 11.51 |
| 2014 | 55,166 | −28% | 4,747 | 11.62 |
| 2013 | 76,625 | −21% | 5,769 | 13.28 |
| 2012 | 97,108 | +16% | 6,957 | 13.96 |
| 2011 | 84,041 | −2.5% | 6,725 | 12.50 |
| 2010 | 86,232 | −36% | 6,885 | 12.52 |
| 2009 | 134,665 | +29% | 9,325 | 14.44 |
| 2008 | 104,690 | −11% | 7,200 | 14.54 |
| 2007 | 117,940 | +7.7% | 7,540 | 15.64 |
| 2006 | 109,490 | −3.5% | 6,970 | 15.71 |
| 2005 | 113,490 | +1.0% | 7,070 | 16.05 |
| 2004 | 112,380 | +7.4% | 7,060 | 15.92 |
| 2003 | 104,640 | +11% | 6,690 | 15.64 |
| 2002 | 94,270 | +11% | 6,360 | 14.82 |
| 2001 | 85,236 | +12% | 6,072 | 14.04 |
| 2000 | 76,000 | −22% | 6,000 | 12.67 |
| 1999 | 97,120 | +29% | 6,450 | 15.06 |
| 1998 | 75,000 | +1.4% | 5,500 | 13.64 |
| 1997 | 74,000 | +1.5% | 5,400 | 13.70 |
| 1996 | 72,888 | −3.6% | 5,388 | 13.53 |
| 1995 | 75,591 | +12% | 5,565 | 13.58 |
| 1994 | 67,500 | +0.7% | 5,100 | 13.24 |
| 1993 | 67,000 | +3.7% | 5,000 | 13.40 |
| 1992 | 64,601 | −3.6% | 4,880 | 13.24 |
| 1991 | 67,000 | +4.7% | 5,040 | 13.29 |
| 1990 | 64,000 | +14% | 4,620 | 13.85 |
| 1989 | 56,000 | −6.7% | 4,200 | 13.33 |
| 1988 | 60,000 | −6.3% | 4,200 | 14.29 |
| 1987 | 64,000 | −5.9% | 4,620 | 13.85 |
| 1986 | 68,000 | +19% | 4,620 | 14.72 |
| 1985 | 57,000 | −9.5% | 4,200 | 13.57 |
| 1984 | 63,000 | −6.0% | 4,620 | 13.64 |
| 1983 | 67,000 | +9.8% | 5,040 | 13.29 |
| 1982 | 61,000 | +7.0% | 4,620 | 13.20 |
| 1981 | 57,000 | −14% | 4,200 | 13.57 |
| 1980 | 66,000 | +20% | 4,620 | 14.29 |
| 1979 | 55,000 | +10% | 4,000 | 13.75 |
| 1978 | 50,000 | +11% | 3,500 | 14.29 |
| 1977 | 45,000 | +4.7% | 3,300 | 13.64 |
| 1976 | 43,000 | +7.5% | 2,900 | 14.83 |
| 1975 | 40,000 | +5.3% | 2,600 | 15.38 |
| 1974 | 38,000 | +8.6% | 2,400 | 15.83 |
| 1973 | 35,000 | +6.1% | 2,300 | 15.22 |
| 1972 | 33,000 | +10% | 2,250 | 14.67 |
| 1971 | 30,000 | +11% | 2,200 | 13.64 |
| 1970 | 27,000 | +8.0% | 2,000 | 13.50 |
| 1969 | 25,000 | +14% | 1,800 | 13.89 |
| 1968 | 22,000 | +10% | 1,600 | 13.75 |
| 1967 | 20,000 | +11% | 1,500 | 13.33 |
| 1966 | 18,000 | +20% | 1,200 | 15.00 |
| 1965 | 15,000 | +25% | 1,100 | 13.64 |
| 1964 | 12,000 | +20% | 1,000 | 12.00 |
| 1963 | 10,000 | +67% | 600 | 16.67 |
| 1962 | 6,000 | +100% | 400 | 15.00 |
| 1961 | 3,000 | — | 200 | 15.00 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of okra in Egypt?

Egypt produced 100,610 t in 2024, 0.76% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of okra?

Egypt ranked 10th of 55 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 55.1% of the world total.

### How has the production of okra in Egypt changed?

It rose by 82% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +32% for the world. The record was 134,665 t in 2009.

### What is the yield of okra in Egypt?

14.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (100,610 t from 6,872 ha), against a world average of 4.2 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

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/india/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/nigeria/)[Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/dominican-republic/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/mali/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/guinea/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/pakistan/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/sudan/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/niger/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/cote-divoire/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/bangladesh/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/benin/)[Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/sierra-leone/)
[All countries producing okra](https://husfarm.com/production/okra/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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