Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Egypt
Egypt: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 11.14 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Egypt stood at 11.14 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Egypt peaked at 17.27 kg per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.92 kg per person, in 1962.
That places Egypt 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.95 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.92 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.81 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 8.73 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 9.3 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 7.76 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1967 | 7.58 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 8.53 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 9.17 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 9.55 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 9.16 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 9.95 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 9.65 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 9.48 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 10.68 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 10.75 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 11.28 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 11.74 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 11.68 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 12.61 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 12.96 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 13.62 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 12.77 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 12.06 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 12.62 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 15.24 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 14.65 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 14.4 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 13.3 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 12.76 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 12.91 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 12.1 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 13.5 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 11.21 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 14.77 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 1996 | 14.96 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 13.37 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 14.5 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 13.76 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 14.69 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 14.72 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.3 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 17.27 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 16.14 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 14.98 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 13.29 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 13.27 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.64 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.99 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 13.25 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.67 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 11.58 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.53 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.24 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 12.6 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.68 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.62 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.65 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 12.33 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 12 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.33 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 11.14 kg per person | -1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 11.14 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 11.14 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.88 kg per person, 5.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.08 kg per person | 6.92 kg per person | 9.3 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.39 kg per person | 9.16 kg per person | 11.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.42 kg per person | 12.06 kg per person | 15.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.38 kg per person | 11.21 kg per person | 14.96 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.84 kg per person | 13.27 kg per person | 17.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.28 kg per person | 11.53 kg per person | 13.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7 kg per person | 11.14 kg per person | 12.33 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More climate change data for Egypt
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.83 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Egypt?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Egypt was 11.14 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 17.27 kg per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Egypt rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.