Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 64 percent in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 64 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 65 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64 percent, in 2011.
That places Egypt 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65 percent | — |
| 2002 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 64 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 64 percent is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47 percent, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65 percent | 65 percent | 65 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.1 percent | 64 percent | 65 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 64 percent | 64 percent | 64 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 64 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 65 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 percent in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.