Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Egypt
Egypt: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 45.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Egypt is 45.1 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Egypt peaked at 83.86 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 33.15 %, in 1986.
That places Egypt 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.52 % | — |
| 1962 | 83.86 % | +17.3% |
| 1963 | 75.38 % | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 68.53 % | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 63.9 % | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 71.23 % | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 70.36 % | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 66.38 % | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 64.86 % | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 62.03 % | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 64.69 % | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 59.67 % | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 62.84 % | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 57.31 % | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 50.95 % | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 50.72 % | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 45.71 % | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 46.27 % | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 47.09 % | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 44.08 % | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 41.96 % | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 39.33 % | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 39.52 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 40.06 % | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 39.47 % | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 33.15 % | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 33.61 % | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 34.07 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 36.63 % | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 42.37 % | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 42.52 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 45.32 % | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 43.09 % | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 46.38 % | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 38.67 % | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 39.8 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 44.52 % | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 40.02 % | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 43.46 % | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 41.37 % | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 38.9 % | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 40.13 % | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 38.92 % | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 35.76 % | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 38.54 % | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 41.22 % | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 44.53 % | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 45.04 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 42.73 % | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 40.41 % | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 43.23 % | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 48.74 % | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 48.36 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 47.52 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.36 % | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 41.59 % | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 40.51 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 36.22 % | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 42.16 % | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 39.6 % | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 41.85 % | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 43.22 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 45.1 % | +4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 45.1 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 45.1 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.33 %, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.67 % | 63.9 % | 83.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.73 % | 45.71 % | 64.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.19 % | 33.15 % | 44.08 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.61 % | 38.67 % | 46.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.71 % | 35.76 % | 45.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.31 % | 36.22 % | 48.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.44 % | 39.6 % | 45.1 % | 4 |
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Egypt?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Egypt was 45.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 83.86 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.15 % in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Egypt ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).