Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Egypt
Egypt: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,282 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Egypt is 1,282 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Egypt peaked at 1,379 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 192.75 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Egypt 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192.75 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 197.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 228.18 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 261.8 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 286.15 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 244.93 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 245.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 282.67 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1969 | 311.56 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 332.32 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 325.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 362.57 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 359.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 361.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 416.9 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 429.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 461.6 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 492.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 502.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 556.53 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 587.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 634.79 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 612.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 596.72 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 643.23 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 799.14 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1987 | 790.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 798.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 757.56 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 748.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 778.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 747.14 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 853.42 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 724.03 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 974.43 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 1,007 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 919.18 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 1,019 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 988.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,245 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1,125 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 1,144 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,164 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,213 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 1,109 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,130 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,225 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,321 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1,354 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 1,338 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,282 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,282 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 160.26 kg per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250.03 kg per square kilometre | 192.75 kg per square kilometre | 311.56 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 404.55 kg per square kilometre | 325.99 kg per square kilometre | 502.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 677.66 kg per square kilometre | 556.53 kg per square kilometre | 799.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 876 kg per square kilometre | 724.03 kg per square kilometre | 1,019 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,194 kg per square kilometre | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,214 kg per square kilometre | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,314 kg per square kilometre | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | 1,354 kg per square kilometre | 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 1,282 kg per square kilometre 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 1,379 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 192.75 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Egypt ranks 41st 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 up 15.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.