Production of dates rose 2.13% to 1,747,715 tonnes in Egypt in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of dates in Egypt reached an all time high of 1,747,715 tonnes in 2021 and an all time low of 309,000 tonnes in 1968. When compared to Egypt's main peers, production of dates in Israel amounted to 55,368 tonnes, 179,569 tonnes in Libya, 1,565,830 tonnes in Saudi Arabia and 460,097 tonnes in Sudan in 2021.
Egypt has been ranked 1st within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of production of dates.
| Production of Dates | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Algeria | tonnes | 1,029,596 | 1,058,559 | 1,094,700 | 1,136,025 | 1,151,909 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | tonnes | 20,752 | 20,977 | 21,201 | 21,548 | 21,242 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | tonnes | 1,549,260 | 1,542,111 | 1,563,687 | 1,644,210 | 1,711,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | tonnes | 615,211 | 618,818 | 646,163 | 639,315 | 735,353 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | tonnes | 43,200 | 43,967 | 44,580 | 43,412 | 48,984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | tonnes | 25,223 | 25,419 | 26,190 | 23,375 | 25,034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Libya | tonnes | 176,636 | 179,523 | 173,680 | 174,850 | 177,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | tonnes | 1,153,009 | 1,224,192 | 1,302,859 | 1,539,756 | 1,541,769 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | tonnes | 439,120 | 442,000 | 413,600 | 438,700 | 465,323 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | tonnes | 3,000 | 4,016 | 4,028 | 3,567 | 2,859 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | tonnes | 241,000 | 260,000 | 305,000 | 289,000 | 332,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | tonnes | 410,958 | 344,714 | 345,119 | 341,246 | 351,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | tonnes | 48,360 | 48,168 | 46,550 | 64,375 | 64,331 |
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