All roots and tubers production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 8.6 million t of all roots and tubers, the 25th largest in the world (0.92% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 70%. The record was 9.1 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 284,933 ha, yield 30.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 8.6 million t
- World rank
- 25 of 192
- 10-year change
- +70%
- Record
- 9.1 million t
- 2023
All roots and tubers in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Egypt compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.92%
- 0.61% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 30.4
- world 13.1 (+131%)
- kg per person
- 74.2
- world 116
- 10-year change
- +70%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | France | 9,237,460 | 0.98% |
| 24 | Pakistan | 9,081,940 | 0.96% |
| 25 | Egypt | 8,649,442 | 0.92% |
| 26 | Peru | 8,575,501 | 0.91% |
| 27 | Benin | 7,919,570 | 0.84% |
Map of world production of roots and tubers
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 | 8,649,442 | −5.1% | 284,933 | 30.36 |
| 2023 | 9,110,099 | +18% | 288,121 | 31.62 |
| 2022 | 7,712,038 | +11% | 261,626 | 29.48 |
| 2021 | 6,927,144 | −7.1% | 230,839 | 30.01 |
| 2020 | 7,456,286 | +29% | 299,590 | 24.89 |
| 2019 | 5,774,714 | +3.4% | 195,452 | 29.55 |
| 2018 | 5,582,555 | +5.1% | 191,586 | 29.14 |
| 2017 | 5,310,545 | +14% | 188,990 | 28.10 |
| 2016 | 4,659,606 | −15% | 175,299 | 26.58 |
| 2015 | 5,471,242 | +7.7% | 199,513 | 27.42 |
| 2014 | 5,077,856 | +6.6% | 186,565 | 27.22 |
| 2013 | 4,762,204 | −8.4% | 175,580 | 27.12 |
| 2012 | 5,201,046 | +10% | 191,307 | 27.19 |
| 2011 | 4,721,201 | +14% | 177,221 | 26.64 |
| 2010 | 4,138,003 | +0.1% | 157,683 | 26.24 |
| 2009 | 4,135,108 | +3.8% | 155,339 | 26.62 |
| 2008 | 3,982,004 | +22% | 152,167 | 26.17 |
| 2007 | 3,266,022 | +17% | 124,861 | 26.16 |
| 2006 | 2,793,478 | −23% | 126,784 | 22.03 |
| 2005 | 3,621,351 | +23% | 150,443 | 24.07 |
| 2004 | 2,937,790 | +20% | 118,021 | 24.89 |
| 2003 | 2,457,696 | +7.4% | 98,132 | 25.04 |
| 2002 | 2,287,976 | +1.0% | 94,726 | 24.15 |
| 2001 | 2,266,338 | +9.7% | 94,039 | 24.10 |
| 2000 | 2,065,688 | −2.2% | 86,667 | 23.83 |
| 1999 | 2,112,812 | −7.7% | 90,816 | 23.26 |
| 1998 | 2,290,227 | +9.6% | 101,157 | 22.64 |
| 1997 | 2,090,405 | −29% | 94,486 | 22.12 |
| 1996 | 2,925,668 | +1.3% | 141,401 | 20.69 |
| 1995 | 2,888,005 | +80% | 133,628 | 21.61 |
| 1994 | 1,600,411 | −14% | 75,182 | 21.29 |
| 1993 | 1,871,529 | +1.7% | 86,935 | 21.53 |
| 1992 | 1,840,055 | −9.5% | 85,703 | 21.47 |
| 1991 | 2,034,077 | +10% | 96,763 | 21.02 |
| 1990 | 1,840,902 | +0.2% | 86,889 | 21.19 |
| 1989 | 1,838,010 | −11% | 80,480 | 22.84 |
| 1988 | 2,072,268 | +5.1% | 94,770 | 21.87 |
| 1987 | 1,971,848 | +20% | 85,950 | 22.94 |
| 1986 | 1,647,360 | −3.4% | 81,390 | 20.24 |
| 1985 | 1,705,529 | +23% | 83,070 | 20.53 |
| 1984 | 1,389,700 | +8.0% | 69,210 | 20.08 |
| 1983 | 1,287,000 | −8.1% | 64,270 | 20.02 |
| 1982 | 1,399,970 | +1.8% | 72,145 | 19.40 |
| 1981 | 1,375,617 | −1.3% | 73,583 | 18.69 |
| 1980 | 1,393,945 | +14% | 76,832 | 18.14 |
| 1979 | 1,221,308 | +33% | 67,219 | 18.17 |
| 1978 | 918,937 | −20% | 61,050 | 15.05 |
| 1977 | 1,151,760 | +11% | 69,817 | 16.50 |
| 1976 | 1,040,000 | +21% | 60,323 | 17.24 |
| 1975 | 858,000 | +3.5% | 47,469 | 18.07 |
| 1974 | 829,000 | −7.5% | 45,369 | 18.27 |
| 1973 | 896,000 | +24% | 49,569 | 18.08 |
| 1972 | 723,000 | +28% | 40,748 | 17.74 |
| 1971 | 566,596 | −15% | 32,610 | 17.37 |
| 1970 | 665,000 | +7.4% | 37,806 | 17.59 |
| 1969 | 618,943 | +4.4% | 35,706 | 17.33 |
| 1968 | 593,000 | +55% | 33,605 | 17.65 |
| 1967 | 383,540 | −13% | 21,972 | 17.46 |
| 1966 | 442,373 | −21% | 27,691 | 15.98 |
| 1965 | 559,578 | +13% | 29,939 | 18.69 |
| 1964 | 495,394 | −6.5% | 28,691 | 17.27 |
| 1963 | 529,793 | +17% | 30,538 | 17.35 |
| 1962 | 453,072 | −10% | 28,993 | 15.63 |
| 1961 | 504,927 | — | 28,988 | 17.42 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of roots and tubers in Egypt?
Egypt produced 8.6 million t in 2024, 0.92% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?
Egypt ranked 25th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.
How has the production of roots and tubers in Egypt changed?
It rose by 70% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 9.1 million t in 2023.
What is the yield of roots and tubers in Egypt?
30.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (8.6 million t from 284,933 ha), against a world average of 13.1 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 estimated 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.