Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt
Egypt: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 185.69 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt is 185.69 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt peaked at 274.88 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.01 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Egypt 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.78 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 17.01 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 1963 | 28.92 kg/ha | +70.0% |
| 1964 | 41.91 kg/ha | +44.9% |
| 1965 | 48.13 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 32.58 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1967 | 32.17 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 42.06 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1969 | 47.24 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 53.38 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 48.63 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 60.91 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 53.18 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 64.29 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 83.96 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1976 | 90.11 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 109.89 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 119.19 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 124.31 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 143.11 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 154.96 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 176.92 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 172.09 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 164.74 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 175.7 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 229.22 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1987 | 228.35 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 226.22 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 214.74 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 182.66 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 190.14 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 155.91 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 178 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 147.18 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 202.09 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 1996 | 211.28 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 176.73 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 208.17 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 177.72 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 211.81 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 229.48 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 222.22 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 234 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 274.88 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 249.28 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 225.15 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 194.78 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 195.53 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 203.21 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 206 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 206.8 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 165.81 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 168.44 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 174.88 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 196.04 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 218.75 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 223.29 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 239.14 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 200.79 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 223.72 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 212.72 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 198.68 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 185.69 kg/ha | -6.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 185.69 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 10.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 185.69 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.13 kg/ha, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.2 kg/ha | 17.01 kg/ha | 48.13 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.79 kg/ha | 48.63 kg/ha | 124.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 188.6 kg/ha | 143.11 kg/ha | 229.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 182.99 kg/ha | 147.18 kg/ha | 211.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 224.03 kg/ha | 194.78 kg/ha | 274.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 kg/ha | 165.81 kg/ha | 239.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.2 kg/ha | 185.69 kg/ha | 223.72 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 13 Suriname 191.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4255 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 187.39 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 186.66 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic -2.84 kg/ha compare
- 16 Melanesia -10.16 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia -14.34 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) -555.52 kg/ha compare
- 19 Mongolia 176.31 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Egypt was 185.69 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 274.88 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.01 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Egypt rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).