Eastern Africa vs Egypt: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Eastern Africa
1.53 million t
in 2023
Egypt
1.24 million t
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
24th
Egypt rank
17th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Egypt
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 1.53 million t against 1.24 million t in Egypt, a difference of 284,500 t.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Eastern Africa ranks 24th and Egypt ranks 17th of 29 groups.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 79,032 t 248,883 t 169,851 t Egypt
1970s 182,801 t 400,664 t 217,864 t Egypt
1980s 272,821 t 676,701 t 403,880 t Egypt
1990s 311,761 t 872,183 t 560,422 t Egypt
2000s 377,936 t 1.19 million t 815,115 t Egypt
2010s 814,156 t 1.21 million t 393,419 t Egypt
2020s 1.30 million t 1.31 million t 9,805 t Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Eastern Africa or Egypt?
Eastern Africa, at 1.53 million t against 1.24 million t in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Eastern Africa and Egypt?
284,500 t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Egypt?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Egypt rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Eastern Africa ranks 24th and Egypt ranks 17th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).