Egypt vs France: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Egypt
1.28 million tonnes
in 2023
France
1.73 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
16th
France rank
13th
Fertilizer use by nutrient over time
- Egypt
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.73 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 457,120 tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 16th and France ranks 13th of 201 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248,888 tonnes | 937,428 tonnes | 688,540 tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 402,709 tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 674,582 tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 872,016 tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 1.19 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 1.21 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | 923,035 tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 577,050 tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Egypt or France?
- France, at 1.73 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Egypt and France?
- 457,120 tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and France rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
- Egypt ranks 16th and France ranks 13th of 201 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 use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.