Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Egypt
Egypt: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 6,981 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 6,981 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 68.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Egypt peaked at 69,000 t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 115th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,759 t | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 t | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 20,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19,238 t | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 9,852 t | -48.8% |
| 1966 | 4,402 t | -55.3% |
| 1967 | 3,655 t | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 3,150 t | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 2,000 t | -36.5% |
| 1975 | 1,500 t | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 4,788 t | +219.2% |
| 1977 | 9,000 t | +88.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 t | -88.9% |
| 1979 | 11,600 t | +1060.0% |
| 1980 | 10,500 t | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 32,000 t | +204.8% |
| 1982 | 32,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 64,400 t | +101.2% |
| 1984 | 69,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 59,800 t | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 43,867 t | -26.6% |
| 1987 | 27,933 t | -36.3% |
| 1988 | 12,000 t | -57.0% |
| 1989 | 6,000 t | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 335 t | — |
| 1995 | 717 t | +114.0% |
| 1996 | 335 t | -53.3% |
| 1997 | 224 t | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 191 t | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 443 t | +131.9% |
| 2000 | 969 t | +118.7% |
| 2001 | 3,354 t | +246.1% |
| 2002 | 4,893 t | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 2,087 t | -57.3% |
| 2004 | 3,402 t | +63.0% |
| 2005 | 9,489 t | +178.9% |
| 2006 | 4,280 t | -54.9% |
| 2007 | 4,064 t | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 2,029 t | -50.1% |
| 2009 | 5,492 t | +170.7% |
| 2010 | 2,761 t | -49.7% |
| 2011 | 1,759 t | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 5,252 t | +198.6% |
| 2013 | 4,188 t | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 5,301 t | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 7,848 t | +48.0% |
| 2016 | 8,104 t | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 15,221 t | +87.8% |
| 2018 | 10,440 t | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 15,122 t | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 23,227 t | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 24,128 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 24,785 t | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 22,290 t | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 6,981 t | -68.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6,981 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,857 t, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 6,981 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,857 t, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +1060.0% | 1,000 t | 11,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,844 t | 3,655 t | 20,000 t | 7 |
| 1970s | 4,720 t | 1,000 t | 11,600 t | 7 |
| 1980s | 35,750 t | 6,000 t | 69,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 224.5 t | 0 t | 717 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,006 t | 969 t | 9,489 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,600 t | 1,759 t | 15,221 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,282 t | 6,981 t | 24,785 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 112 Saudi Arabia 8,967 t compare
- 113 Jordan 7,941 t compare
- 114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,492 t compare
- 116 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,959 t compare
- 117 Sudan (former) 6,693 t compare
- 118 Belize 6,582 t 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 720.22 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 70.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Egypt?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Egypt was 6,981 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 69,000 t in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.