Egypt vs Mexico: Fertilizer consumption
Egypt
1.65 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico
1.89 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
18th
Mexico rank
17th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Egypt
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.89 million tonnes against 1.65 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 234,020 tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 293,024 tonnes | 354,000 tonnes | 60,976 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 472,385 tonnes | 893,910 tonnes | 421,525 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 856,852 tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 799,457 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 607,556 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 234,272 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 476,930 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 263,495 tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Egypt or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.89 million tonnes against 1.65 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Egypt and Mexico?
- 234,020 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Egypt ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).