Bangladesh vs Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Import quantity

Bangladesh
570,019 t
in 2024
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
1.01 million t
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
21st
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank
23rd

Urea — Import quantity over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200220132024

How they compare

Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 1.01 million t against 570,019 t in Bangladesh, a difference of 443,721 t.

That makes Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 1.8 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 21st and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
2000s 616,166 t 588,414 t 27,753 t Bangladesh
2010s 862,766 t 848,145 t 14,621 t Bangladesh
2020s 496,325 t 1.15 million t 651,411 t Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urea — import quantity, Bangladesh or Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), at 1.01 million t against 570,019 t in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in urea — import quantity between Bangladesh and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
443,721 t, with Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for urea — import quantity?
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Urea — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urea — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 4,853 data points, 2002–2024
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf