Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Egypt

Fertilizer use in Egypt in 2023 — 532.8 kg/ha. Ranked 8 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 449.5%.

2023 532.8 kg/ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 8of 191
Period maximum 600.1 kg/ha2005
Period minimum 97 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Egypt, 1961–2023020040060080019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 97 kg/ha1963: 114.4 kg/ha1965: 130.8 kg/ha1967: 104.2 kg/ha1969: 127.7 kg/ha1971: 136.2 kg/ha1973: 148.5 kg/ha1975: 186.2 kg/ha1977: 217.4 kg/ha1979: 262.2 kg/ha1981: 306.9 kg/ha1983: 347.5 kg/ha1985: 374.6 kg/ha1987: 441 kg/ha1989: 409.5 kg/ha1991: 425 kg/ha1993: 377.7 kg/ha1995: 399.9 kg/ha1997: 388.2 kg/ha1999: 394 kg/ha2001: 457.3 kg/ha2003: 477.7 kg/ha2005: 600.1 kg/ha2007: 523.2 kg/ha2009: 483.1 kg/ha2011: 503.6 kg/ha2013: 536.7 kg/ha2015: 569.5 kg/ha2017: 574.2 kg/ha2019: 504.7 kg/ha2021: 541.9 kg/ha2023: 532.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: +435.8 (+449.53%) Average annual rate: 2.79 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 532.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Africa computed 58.4 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 532.8 +0 +0%
2022 532.8 −9.1 −1.68%
2021 541.9 +35.3 +6.96%
2020 506.6 +1.9 +0.38%
2019 504.7 −30.6 −5.71%
2018 535.3 −38.9 −6.77%
2017 574.2 +6.1 +1.08%
2016 568 −1.4 −0.25%
2015 569.5 +22.5 +4.11%
2014 547 +10.2 +1.9%
2013 536.7 +73.8 +15.93%
2012 463 −40.6 −8.06%
2011 503.6 +30.2 +6.38%
2010 473.4 −9.7 −2.01%
2009 483.1 −37.2 −7.14%
2008 520.2 −2.9 −0.56%
2007 523.2 −63.4 −10.81%
2006 586.6 −13.5 −2.25%
2005 600.1 +58.8 +10.86%
2004 541.3 +63.6 +13.32%
2003 477.7 +23.3 +5.13%
2002 454.4 −2.9 −0.64%
2001 457.3 +7.6 +1.68%
2000 449.7 +55.8 +14.16%
1999 394 −25.3 −6.03%
1998 419.2 +31 +7.99%
1997 388.2 −38.9 −9.1%
1996 427 +27.2 +6.8%
1995 399.9 +77.1 +23.89%
1994 322.7 −55 −14.55%
1993 377.7 +42.2 +12.58%
1992 335.5 −89.5 −21.05%
1991 425 +5.1 +1.22%
1990 419.9 +10.4 +2.53%
1989 409.5 −24 −5.53%
1988 433.5 −7.6 −1.72%
1987 441 +5.7 +1.3%
1986 435.4 +60.8 +16.22%
1985 374.6 +24.8 +7.08%
1984 349.9 +2.3 +0.66%
1983 347.5 +0.9 +0.27%
1982 346.6 +39.8 +12.96%
1981 306.9 +16.6 +5.72%
1980 290.2 +28 +10.68%
1979 262.2 +19.6 +8.07%
1978 242.7 +25.3 +11.62%
1977 217.4 +25.9 +13.55%
1976 191.5 +5.2 +2.79%
1975 186.2 +27.9 +17.63%
1974 158.3 +9.8 +6.59%
1973 148.5 −5.1 −3.32%
1972 153.7 +17.5 +12.84%
1971 136.2 −0.7 −0.5%
1970 136.8 +9.2 +7.19%
1969 127.7 +8.2 +6.83%
1968 119.5 +15.3 +14.66%
1967 104.2 −3.1 −2.87%
1966 107.3 −23.5 −17.95%
1965 130.8 +5 +3.95%
1964 125.8 +11.4 +9.93%
1963 114.4 +16.2 +16.51%
1962 98.2 +1.3 +1.31%
1961 97

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.