African wheat producing countries

EGYPT

Basic statistics

Institutes

Agro-ecological zones

Map of agro-ecological zones

Varieties

Average	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Population (1000)	43 749	49 748	56 333	62 282	68 470
Arable land (1000 ha)	2 286	2 305	2 284	2 817	2 834 (1999)
Irrigated land (1000 ha)	2 445	2 497	2 648	3 283	3 300 (1999)
Agricultural tractors (No.)	36 000	51 856	57 000	89 080	86 000
Harvesters (No.)	2 110	2 173	2 340	2 370	2 370

WHEAT	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Production (tons)	1 736 440	1 872 000	4 268 049	5 722 441	6 524 050
Harvested area (ha)	556 995	498 000	821 301	1 055 384	1 050 000
Yield (kg/ha)	3 117	3 759	5 197	5 422	6 251
Import (tons)	4 416 945	4 524 000	5 400 000	5 069 599	4 956 958
Export (tons)	-	7 495	-	4	212
Consumption (kg/per/yr)	125.8	138.0	146.3	145.3	137.3