NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use in Egypt
Egypt: NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use was 400,000 t in 2016. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use in Egypt, 2006–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 400,000 t for npk fertilizers — agricultural use in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 212.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — agricultural use in Egypt peaked at 400,000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 128,000 t, in 2006.
Egypt ranks 12th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 128,000 t | — |
| 2007 | 234,000 t | +82.8% |
| 2008 | 323,000 t | +38.0% |
| 2009 | 168,247 t | -47.9% |
| 2010 | 310,000 t | +84.3% |
| 2011 | 265,000 t | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 400,000 t | +50.9% |
| 2013 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 400,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,204 t, 14.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 400,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30,770 t, 13.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213,312 t | 128,000 t | 323,000 t | 4 |
| 2010s | 367,857 t | 265,000 t | 400,000 t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 npk fertilizers — agricultural use in Egypt?
- Npk fertilizers — agricultural use in Egypt was 400,000 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — agricultural use recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — agricultural use recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,000 t in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for npk fertilizers — agricultural use?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is npk fertilizers — agricultural use rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.5%. 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 NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf