Fertilizer consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Fertilizer consumption was 1.65 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer consumption in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.65 million tonnes for fertilizer consumption in 2023.
The figure is up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer consumption in Egypt peaked at 1.70 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 238,952 tonnes, in 1962.
Egypt ranks 18th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 293,024 tonnes | 238,952 tonnes | 347,883 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 472,385 tonnes | 372,414 tonnes | 604,189 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 856,852 tonnes | 663,500 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million tonnes | 843,244 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer consumption in Egypt?
- Fertilizer consumption in Egypt was 1.65 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest fertilizer consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,952 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Egypt rank for fertilizer consumption?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).