Egypt vs Spain: Fertilizer consumption
Egypt
1.65 million tonnes
in 2023
Spain
1.32 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
18th
Spain rank
21st
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.65 million tonnes against 1.32 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 329,490 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Egypt ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 293,024 tonnes | 863,427 tonnes | 570,403 tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 472,385 tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 856,852 tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 880,713 tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.03 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 968,815 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | 500,650 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 246,023 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 72,878 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Egypt or Spain?
- Egypt, at 1.65 million tonnes against 1.32 million tonnes in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Egypt and Spain?
- 329,490 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Egypt ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st 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).