马铃薯于19世纪被引入埃及,并在第一次世界大战期间开始大规模种植,当时英国殖民官员鼓励种植马铃薯以供养其部队。然而,战争结束后,由于进口种子质量不佳以及农民对该作物的种植缺乏经验,马铃薯种植面积扩大受到阻碍。
现在不同了。自1961年以来,埃及灌溉生产的马铃薯以每年超过5%的速度增长,马铃薯的灌溉生产集中在北部的尼罗河三角洲。1990年至2007年间,埃及马铃薯年产量从160万吨增加到约260万吨,成为了非洲第一大马铃薯生产国。
埃及也是世界上最大的马铃薯出口国之一。2004年,新鲜马铃薯出口总量超过38万吨,冷冻马铃薯产品出口1.8万吨,主要销往欧洲市场。
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Agricultural Statistics Egypt
Potato Yield in 2021 : | 262758.00 | 100 g/ha | Estimated value | ℹ |
Potato Area Harvested in 2021 : | 262706.00 | ha | Imputed value | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Production in 2021 : | 511683.00 | t | Imputed value | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Yield in 2021 : | 297921.00 | 100 g/ha | Estimated value | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Area Harvested in 2021 : | 17175.00 | ha | Imputed value | ℹ |
Potato Production in 2020 : | 6786340.00 | t | Official figure | ℹ |
Potato Area Harvested in 2020 : | 275640.00 | ha | Official figure | ℹ |
Consumption Statistics Egypt
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2018: | 2.78 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2017: | 28.54 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2017: | 2.72 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2016: | 26.36 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2016: | 2.70 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2015: | 30.47 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2015: | 2.68 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |