Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Egypt
Egypt: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 40.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Egypt is 40.57 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Egypt peaked at 40.57 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.85 kg/ha, in 1967.
Egypt ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.52 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.6 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 9.81 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 8.91 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 9.85 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 8.08 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1967 | 6.85 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1968 | 7.44 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 7 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 7.6 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 8.53 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 9.97 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 9.44 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 11.84 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 13.97 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 13.64 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 15.81 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 15.96 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 18.83 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 20.19 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 22.03 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 28.57 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 30.56 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 34.1 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 36.61 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 33.18 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 34.63 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 32.49 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 30.05 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 32.41 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 26.96 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 17.17 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1993 | 17.94 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 17.39 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 20.15 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 18.99 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 20.26 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 19.27 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 20.77 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 22.48 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 22.14 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.98 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 20.63 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 26.19 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 24.51 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 31.66 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 23.01 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 24.44 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 19.77 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 19.95 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.27 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.39 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 34.94 kg/ha | +63.3% |
| 2014 | 31.99 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 40.52 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 28.79 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 31.84 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 27.01 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 31.15 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 34.6 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 34.72 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 35.16 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.57 kg/ha | +15.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 40.57 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.23 kg/ha, 6.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 40.57 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.04 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.45 kg/ha | 6.85 kg/ha | 9.85 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.56 kg/ha | 7.6 kg/ha | 18.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.24 kg/ha | 20.19 kg/ha | 36.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.13 kg/ha | 17.17 kg/ha | 32.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.48 kg/ha | 19.77 kg/ha | 31.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.78 kg/ha | 19.95 kg/ha | 40.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.26 kg/ha | 34.6 kg/ha | 40.57 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 15 Brazil 43.27 kg/ha compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 3.53 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 43.13 kg/ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 2.39 kg/ha compare
- 17 New Caledonia 42.49 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4711 kg/ha compare
- 19 Belgium 39.65 kg/ha compare
- 20 Ireland 38.93 kg/ha compare
- 21 Belgium-Luxembourg 36.55 kg/ha compare
- 21 Caribbean 7.12 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 input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Egypt?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Egypt was 40.57 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 40.57 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).