Egypt vs South Korea: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Egypt
59.07 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
South Korea
51.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Egypt rank
10th
South Korea rank
13th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Egypt
- South Korea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 59.07 kilograms per hectare against 51.55 kilograms per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 7.52 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 13th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.25 kilograms per hectare | 52.19 kilograms per hectare | 35.93 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 24.67 kilograms per hectare | 86.43 kilograms per hectare | 61.76 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 64.59 kilograms per hectare | 87.19 kilograms per hectare | 22.6 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 43.52 kilograms per hectare | 107.51 kilograms per hectare | 63.98 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 49.05 kilograms per hectare | 78.54 kilograms per hectare | 29.49 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 61.52 kilograms per hectare | 84.82 kilograms per hectare | 23.3 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 57.52 kilograms per hectare | 53.86 kilograms per hectare | 3.66 kilograms per hectare | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Egypt or South Korea?
- Egypt, at 59.07 kilograms per hectare against 51.55 kilograms per hectare in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Egypt and South Korea?
- 7.52 kilograms per hectare, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and South Korea rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Egypt ranks 10th and South Korea 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 Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.