Egypt vs Poland: Fertilizer consumption

Egypt
1.65 million tonnes
in 2023
Poland
1.43 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
18th
Poland rank
19th

Fertilizer consumption over time

  • Egypt
  • Poland
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.65 million tonnes against 1.43 million tonnes in Poland, a difference of 218,830 tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Egypt ranks 18th and Poland ranks 19th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 293,024 tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 945,956 tonnes Poland
1970s 472,385 tonnes 2.82 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes Poland
1980s 856,852 tonnes 2.84 million tonnes 1.98 million tonnes Poland
1990s 1.03 million tonnes 1.19 million tonnes 158,417 tonnes Poland
2000s 1.41 million tonnes 1.47 million tonnes 67,289 tonnes Poland
2010s 1.51 million tonnes 1.61 million tonnes 98,643 tonnes Poland
2020s 1.67 million tonnes 1.45 million tonnes 219,222 tonnes Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Egypt or Poland?
Egypt, at 1.65 million tonnes against 1.43 million tonnes in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Egypt and Poland?
218,830 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
Egypt ranks 18th and Poland ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Fertilizer consumption
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).