Research on the Food Security Condition and Food Supply Capacity of Egypt

Table 2

Production and proportion of main grain crops in Egypt from 2007 to 2011.

Crops	2007			2008			2009			2010			2011
	Prod.^a; (10^3 tons)	Area; (10^3 ha)	Prop. A^b; (%)	Prod.; (10^3 tons)	Area; (10^3 ha)	Prop. A; (%)	Prod.; (10^3 tons)	Area; (10^3 ha)	Prop. A; (%)	Prod.; (10^3 tons)	Area; (10^3 ha)	Prop. A; (%)	Prod.; (10^3 tons)	Area; (10^3 ha)	Prop. A; (%)
Wheat	8274	1141	39.82	7977	848	32.74	8523	1335	44.95	7169	1273	47.12	8371	1281	46.61
Maize	6909	674	23.53	7401	690	26.63	7686	720	24.25	7183	710	26.28	6876	622	22.66
Rice	6755	703	24.53	7253	743	28.69	5520	575	19.36	4330	459	16.99	5675	592	21.54
Barley	136	103	3.59	149	76	2.95	149	95	3.20	117	37	1.37	122	36	1.30
Beans	257	99	3.45	352	80	3.08	553	105	3.55	340	85	3.14	255	61	2.23
Sorghum	887	146	5.09	867	153	5.90	781	140	4.71	702	138	5.11	839	155	5.66
Total	23218	2865	100	23999	2591	100	23212	2971	100	19841	2703	100	22138	2747	100

Data source: Egypt in Figures 2013; FAO database.
Note: ^aProd. is short for production.
^bProp. A is short for proportion of area.