Egypt vs Poland: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Egypt
1.28 million tonnes
in 2023
Poland
1.16 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
16th
Poland rank
18th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Egypt
- Poland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.28 million tonnes against 1.16 million tonnes in Poland, a difference of 120,380 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Poland ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248,888 tonnes | 488,039 tonnes | 239,151 tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 402,709 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 719,868 tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 674,582 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 665,907 tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 872,016 tonnes | 801,240 tonnes | 70,776 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.19 million tonnes | 969,340 tonnes | 219,432 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 121,660 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 303,070 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Egypt or Poland?
- Egypt, at 1.28 million tonnes against 1.16 million tonnes in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Egypt and Poland?
- 120,380 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 nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Poland ranks 18th 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.