Egypt came in the 57th ranking among 113 countries and 8th among Arab countries in the global food security index in 2016, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The average portion per person decreased by 10% from 192.4kg/year to 173kg/year. Meanwhile, the self-sufficiency ratio decreased from 126.5% to 102.6%, while the average portion per person increased 18% from 48.3kg/year to 57kg/year. The self-sufficiency ratio decreased from 74.6% to 57.5%, while the average portion per person increased 17.2% from 16.3kg/year to 19.1kg/year. The self-sufficiency ratio decreased from 98.7% to 92.9%, and the average portion per person increased by 38.7% from 11.1kg/year to 15.4kg/year.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 14, 2017 12:33 UTC