The Egyptian terrain consists of a vast desert plateau interrupted by the Nile Valley and Delta, which occupy about 4 percent of the total country area. ... Arable land is about 2.7 million ha, or 73 percent of the total cultivated area, and permanent crops occupy the remaining 1 million ha (Table 1).

What percentage of Egypt's land is arable?

While Egypt had 37,338 square kilometers (km2) of agricultural land as of 2016, almost 75 percent of the agricultural land is arable.

Why does Egypt have low arable land?

Farming in Egypt was confined to less than 3 percent of the total land area, because the country falls within arid and hyperarid zones.