Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt
Egypt: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 12.29 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt stood at 12.29 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt peaked at 22.91 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10.3 kg/ha, in 2018.
That places Egypt 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.05 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 18.53 kg/ha | +67.8% |
| 1963 | 17.48 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 20.33 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 18.2 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 17.28 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 12.89 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1968 | 15.54 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 15.86 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 15.03 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 14.69 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 17.14 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 14.64 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 13.8 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 13.8 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 15.31 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 16.27 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 16.66 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 18.15 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 16.66 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 17.04 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 20.27 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 21.09 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 19.91 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 20.43 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 19.48 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 20.65 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 20.82 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 22.91 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 21.89 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 22.41 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 17.91 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 19.86 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 19.57 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 18.49 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 19.43 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 19.91 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 20.19 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 16.47 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 17.95 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 19.1 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 18.47 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 17.36 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 17.06 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 15.81 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 14.82 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 16.67 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 16.03 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.69 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 13.34 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 13.48 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.16 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 12.45 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.11 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.53 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.78 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.2 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 10.93 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 11.54 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.87 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 12.38 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 12.29 kg/ha | -0.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 12.29 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.24 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 12.29 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.76 kg/ha, 7.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +67.8% | 11.05 kg/ha | 18.53 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.35 kg/ha | 11.05 kg/ha | 20.33 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.55 kg/ha | 13.8 kg/ha | 18.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.93 kg/ha | 16.66 kg/ha | 22.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.61 kg/ha | 16.47 kg/ha | 22.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8 kg/ha | 14.69 kg/ha | 19.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.13 kg/ha | 10.3 kg/ha | 13.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.02 kg/ha | 11.54 kg/ha | 12.38 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 41 Mauritania 12.65 kg/ha compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 12.63 kg/ha compare
- 43 Ethiopia 12.63 kg/ha compare
- 45 Philippines 12.25 kg/ha compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.11 kg/ha compare
- 47 Grenada 12 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt was 12.29 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.91 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).