Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt
Egypt: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.4% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt peaked at 7.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Egypt ranks 58th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.1% | — |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | — |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +157.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -30.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 14% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7%, 80% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt was 1.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Egypt rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.