Egypt vs United States: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Egypt
1.28 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
1.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
47th
United States rank
48th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Egypt ranks 47th and United States ranks 48th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5215 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2715 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 0.4045 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9315 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5269 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 0.6777 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3875 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 0.876 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3109 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0201 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0835 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0432 tonnes per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Egypt or United States?
- Egypt, at 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Egypt and United States?
- 0.03 tonnes per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 47th and United States ranks 48th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.