Egypt

Nitrogen Data Profile

150 Indicators 9 Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations 5 Data Sources
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Socio-economic Information

118M
Population
(2025)
365B$
GDP (current US$)
(2025)
3.09k$
GDP per capita (current US$)
(2025)
1.0%
Cropland Area (% of land area)
(2023)
4,058,000 ha
Cropland Area
(2023)
16.6%
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (% of GDP)
(2025)

N₂O Emissions by Sector

Indicators

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year 172 kg per hectare (2009)
Excess nitrogen from croplands single year 960 kt (2009)
Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year 1.28 % (2009)
Value 49.9 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +75.8%
Value 12.3 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +11.3%
Which countries overapplied nitrogen without gains in crop yields? single year 0 % (2020)
Value 1.2 kg/person (2023)
Change since 1961 +1614.3%
Value 4.5 kt (2020)
Change since 2000 +249.5%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2002
Value 533 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +449.5%
Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 1.28 Mt (2009)
Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 230 kg/ha (2009)
Value 315 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +321.0%
Value 3.69 Mt (2023)
Change since 1961 +3365.6%
Value 27.3 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -68.1%
Value 1.72 Mt (2023)
Change since 1963 +78521.6%
Value 13.8 kg/ person (2023)
Change since 1961 +99.1%
Value 1.58 Mt (2023)
Change since 1961 +725.9%
Value 385 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +415.0%
Value 306 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +310.0%
Value 34.6 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +272.8%
Value 8.52 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +135.9%
Value 39.3 g per $ (2023)
Change since 1961 +31.4%
Value 1.25 kt (2020)
Change since 2000 +16.0%
Value 0 t (2016)
Change since 2012
Value 349 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +31155.7%
Value 211 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +155001.4%
Value 1.43 t (2024)
Change since 2009 -100.0%
Value 750 $ (2024)
Change since 2009 -99.9%
Value 213 kt (2024)
Change since 2013 -93.4%
Value 3.77 Mt (2018)
Change since 2002 +194.3%
Value 240 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +391.4%
Value 111 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +1246.6%
Value 9.67 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +1384.0%
Value 4.02 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +3273.0%
Value 781 kt (2018)
Change since 2002 -43.5%
Value 1 t (2018)
Change since 2003 -100.0%
Value 29.1 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +7617.4%
Value 7.09 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +32106.3%
Value 6.57 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -83.5%
Value 1.53 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 -51.7%
Value 245 kt (2016)
Change since 2010 +44.1%
Value 10.4 t (2023)
Change since 2009 -99.8%
Value 3.5 k$ (2023)
Change since 2009 -99.7%
Value 693 t (2020)
Change since 2009 -79.4%
Value 132 k$ (2020)
Change since 2009 -84.7%
Value 1.24 Mt N (2023)
Change since 1961 +547.9%
Value 3.33 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +225.5%
Value 9.27 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +717.2%
Value 51.8 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +16513.1%
Value 102 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +19449.5%
Value 400 kt (2016)
Change since 2006 +212.5%
Value 12.4 kt (2024)
Change since 2004 +7573.5%
Value 12.4 M$ (2024)
Change since 2004 +7573.5%
Value 12.1 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +6.5%
Value 10.8 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +203.8%
Value 387 kt (2016)
Change since 2002 +975.0%
Value 184 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +346020.9%
Value 61.4 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +692377.1%
Value 79.2 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +4469.4%
Value 31.5 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +4615.0%
Value 8.76 Mt (2018)
Change since 2002 +559.5%
Agriculture use of urea and ammonium nitrate solutions single year 316 kt (2011)
Value 637 t (2019)
Change since 2002 -99.7%
Value 124 k$ (2019)
Change since 2002 -99.2%
Value 104 k$ (2024)
Change since 2018 +46.5%
Value 485 kt (2016)
Change since 2011 +53.5%
Value 358 t (2024)
Change since 2018 -8.4%
Value 3.22 Mt (2024)
Change since 2002 +3896.6%
Value 1.41 B$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +15168.9%
Value 163 t (2024)
Change since 2006 -97.7%
Value 66.4 k$ (2024)
Change since 2006 -96.5%
Value 2.14 Mt (2018)
Change since 2002 -10.3%
Value 393 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +551.8%
Value 31.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +634.8%
Value 7.73 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +365.0%
Value 134,562 kg/ha and ton (2023)
Change since 1961 +539.5%
Value 33.2 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +304.7%
Value 96.9 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +312.5%
Value 619 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +258.5%
Value 185 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +219.9%
Value 153 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +126.9%
Value 45.6 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +102.4%
Value 37.3 % (2014)
Change since 1961 -49.7%
Value 9.61 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +155.9%
Value 12,100 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 +43.9%
Value 106 t CO₂e/person (2023)
Change since 1990 -26.6%
Value 0.0169 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -36.2%
Value 0.0185 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +9150.0%
Value 0.898 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +283.5%
Value 0.188 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1248.9%
Value 0.874 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +322.8%
Value 0.0171 t (2023)
Change since 1989 +470.0%
Value 0.111 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +3.9%
Value 0.0119 t (2023)
Change since 1972 +2875.0%
Value 1.87 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +523.4%
Value 0.0665 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +41.2%
Value 0.0063 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +200.0%
Value 0.0247 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +183.9%
Value 0.0378 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +131.9%
Value 0.0038 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -36.7%
Value 0.0042 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 0.202 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +283.3%
Value 0.0422 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1261.3%
Value 0.197 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +323.0%
Value 0.0039 t (2023)
Change since 1989 +457.1%
Value 0.0249 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +3.7%
Value 0.0027 t (2023)
Change since 1972 +2600.0%
Value 0.421 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +523.3%
Value 20.7 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -36.3%
Value 22.7 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +11250.0%
Value 1.1 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +283.6%
Value 230 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1243.3%
Value 1.07 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +322.9%
Value 21 t (2023)
Change since 1989 +467.6%
Value 136 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +4.0%
Value 14.6 t (2023)
Change since 1972 +2820.0%
Value 2.29 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +523.4%
Value 13.6 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +77.4%
Value 1.08 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -36.3%
Value 1.18 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +12146.6%
Value 57.1 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +283.6%
Value 11.9 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1245.1%
Value 55.6 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +322.8%
Value 1.09 kt (2023)
Change since 1989 +468.9%
Value 7.05 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +4.0%
Value 758 t (2023)
Change since 1972 +2827.9%
Value 119 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +523.4%
Value 3.34 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +12.2%
Value 19.4 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +208.5%
Value 96.8 % change (2024)
Change since 1991 +2083.3%
Value 28.4 Gt CO₂e (2022)
Change since 1990 +55.5%
Value 22,805 Gt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1850 +7971.4%
Value 0.777 % (2024)
Change since 1850 +295.2%
N₂O from all sectors per capita single year 1.28 Mt CO2e/ person (2009)
Value 339 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +1014.5%
Value 79.8 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +85.6%
Value 118 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +360.7%
Value 6.37 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +223.2%
Value 72.7 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +2696.2%
Value 880 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +3917.4%
Value 1.9 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +343.1%
Value 118 M (2025)
Change since 1960 +340.1%
Value 365 B$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +8583.6%
Value 3.09 k$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +1873.2%
Value 0.959 % of land area (2023)
Change since 1961 +1284.1%
Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 9 policies (2018)
Value 0 policies (2018)
Change since 1905
Value 16.6 % of GDP (2025)
Change since 1960 -40.1%
Value 4,058,000 ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +58.0%

Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations

All policies are sourced from the INMS International Policy Database Visit Database