Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 7.29 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7.29 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
155th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.74 kilograms per year per capita
in 1981
All-time low
4.54 kilograms per year per capita
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Egypt is 7.29 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 11.74 kilograms per year per capita in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.54 kilograms per year per capita, in 2006.
That places Egypt 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.89 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 5.37 kilograms per year per capita | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 5.47 kilograms per year per capita | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 4.76 kilograms per year per capita | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 5.93 kilograms per year per capita | +24.5% |
| 1966 | 6.39 kilograms per year per capita | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 6.52 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 6.61 kilograms per year per capita | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 7.03 kilograms per year per capita | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 7.23 kilograms per year per capita | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 7.83 kilograms per year per capita | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 8.04 kilograms per year per capita | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 8.7 kilograms per year per capita | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 9.17 kilograms per year per capita | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 9.87 kilograms per year per capita | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 10.22 kilograms per year per capita | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 10.66 kilograms per year per capita | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 11.33 kilograms per year per capita | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 11.28 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 11.74 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 11.7 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.56 kilograms per year per capita | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 8.65 kilograms per year per capita | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 8.61 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 8.71 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 8.11 kilograms per year per capita | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 8.21 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 7.97 kilograms per year per capita | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 7.05 kilograms per year per capita | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.63 kilograms per year per capita | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 6.6 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.2 kilograms per year per capita | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 6.34 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 5.61 kilograms per year per capita | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 4.99 kilograms per year per capita | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 5.16 kilograms per year per capita | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.86 kilograms per year per capita | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 4.76 kilograms per year per capita | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.77 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.12 kilograms per year per capita | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 4.89 kilograms per year per capita | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.65 kilograms per year per capita | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.02 kilograms per year per capita | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.54 kilograms per year per capita | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 4.92 kilograms per year per capita | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 4.95 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.92 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.97 kilograms per year per capita | +82.2% |
| 2011 | 7.95 kilograms per year per capita | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 6.96 kilograms per year per capita | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 5.53 kilograms per year per capita | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 5.52 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.21 kilograms per year per capita | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | +35.7% |
| 2017 | 6.6 kilograms per year per capita | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 9.61 kilograms per year per capita | +45.6% |
| 2019 | 9.78 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.89 kilograms per year per capita | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 8.03 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 8.1 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.29 kilograms per year per capita | -10.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 7.29 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.62 kilograms per year per capita, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 7.29 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.43 kilograms per year per capita, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +82.2% | 4.92 kilograms per year per capita | 8.97 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.88 kilograms per year per capita | 4.76 kilograms per year per capita | 7.03 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.01 kilograms per year per capita | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | 11.33 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.45 kilograms per year per capita | 7.97 kilograms per year per capita | 11.74 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.05 kilograms per year per capita | 4.86 kilograms per year per capita | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.85 kilograms per year per capita | 4.54 kilograms per year per capita | 5.12 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 kilograms per year per capita | 5.21 kilograms per year per capita | 9.78 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 kilograms per year per capita | 7.29 kilograms per year per capita | 8.1 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 152 Slovenia 7.5 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 153 El Salvador 7.48 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 154 USSR 7.34 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 156 Gambia 7.24 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 157 Bangladesh 7.19 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 158 Myanmar 7.18 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 7.29 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 kilograms per year per capita in 1981.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.