Egypt vs United States: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Egypt
7,402 kg per hectare
in 2023
United States
8,414 kg per hectare
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
United States rank
10th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8,414 kg per hectare against 7,402 kg per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 1,012 kg per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,204 kg per hectare | 5,099 kg per hectare | 1,106 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7,396 kg per hectare | 6,355 kg per hectare | 1,042 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6,998 kg per hectare | 7,516 kg per hectare | 518.05 kg per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 7,248 kg per hectare | 8,197 kg per hectare | 949.17 kg per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Egypt or United States?
- United States, at 8,414 kg per hectare against 7,402 kg per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Egypt and United States?
- 1,012 kg per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.