117
6.3 Population, Wheat Consumption and Wheat
Production- Consumption Gap
Table 6.3 presented the Egyptian population in 2017, their consumption of wheat
and the gap between production and consumption. The table revealed that, in Lower
Table 6.3 Egyptian population, wheat consumption and wheat production-consumption gap
Population (000 inhabitants)
Consumption (000 ton)
Gap (000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
5179
1057
−855
Behira
6200
1265
−30
Gharbia
5019
1024
−731
Kafr El Sheikh
3377
689
−126
Dakahlia
6516
1329
−708
Damietta
1502
306
−248
Sharkia
7192
1467
−435
Ismailia
1309
267
−174
Port Said
751
153
−119
Suez
731
149
−135
Menoufia
4319
881
−491
Qalyubia
5648
1152
−1004
Cairo
9570
1952
−1952
Total
57,314
11,692
−7009
Middle Egypt
Giza
8666
1768
−1633
Bani Sweif
3171
647
−291
Fayoum
3615
738
−240
Minya
5527
1127
−442
Total
20,980
4280
−2607
Upper Egypt
Assiut
4407
899
−270
Sohag
4995
1019
−471
Qena
3182
649
−409
Luxor
1256
256
−176
Aswan
1481
302
−153
New Valley
242
49
336
Total
15,564
3175
−1143
Bordered governorates
Marsa Matrouh
429
88
−65
North Sinai
452
92
−91
South Sinai
103
21
−19
Red Sea
361
74
−74
Total
1345
274
−249
Grand total
95,203
19,421
−11,007
6 Wheat Insufficiency and Deficit Irrigation