Production of dates rose 1.16% to 1,733,432 tonnes in Egypt in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of dates in Egypt reached an all time high of 1,733,432 tonnes in 2022 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 62,717 tonnes, 187,870 tonnes in Libya, 1,610,731 tonnes in Saudi Arabia and 442,667 tonnes in Sudan in 2022.
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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