Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt, Arab Rep.
Egypt, Arab Rep.: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt, Arab Rep., 1990–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt, Arab Rep. 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, Arab Rep. peaked at 7.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Egypt, Arab Rep. 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.
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, Arab Rep.
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (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)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1868 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Egypt, Arab Rep. 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, Arab Rep.?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 58th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt, Arab Rep. 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.