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Urea — Agricultural Use by country

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...

Countries reporting
139
Highest
38.77 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
Samoa
Median
30,000 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
1,732

What the numbers show

Urea — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 38.77 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 30,000 t, and the mean is 690,548 t.

Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 32,638.6%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 100.0%).

Urea — Agricultural Use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 38.77 million t 2024 up 26.7% rising
2 Egypt 8.76 million t 2018 up 324.5% volatile
3 Pakistan 6.64 million t 2023 up 12.7% rising
4 Indonesia 5.29 million t 2022 up 3.3% rising
5 Thailand 4.56 million t 2023 up 103.9% rising
6 Canada 4.03 million t 2024 up 45.0% rising
7 Bangladesh 2.70 million t 2024 up 9.5% rising
8 Türkiye 2.06 million t 2024 up 91.5% rising
9 Argentina 2.03 million t 2023 up 109.2% rising
10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.95 million t 2020 up 15.2% falling
11 Australia 1.68 million t 2017 up 19.4% rising
12 Viet Nam 1.38 million t 2011 down 18.9% rising
13 Mexico 1.11 million t 2011 down 11.6% falling
14 Myanmar 1.11 million t 2020 up 1,556.5% volatile
15 France 1.02 million t 2024 up 34.8% rising
16 Philippines 983,261 t 2023 up 37.4% rising
17 Poland 925,805 t 2011 up 32.2% rising
18 Belarus 671,991 t 2011 up 237.3% rising
19 Italy 563,865 t 2021 up 18.4% flat
20 Afghanistan 519,122 t 2018 up 925.4% volatile
21 Ukraine 518,609 t 2024 down 2.9% rising
22 Lithuania 499,977 t 2011 up 25.3% flat
23 Chile 474,687 t 2024 down 8.3% flat
24 New Zealand 418,460 t 2024 down 21.5% rising
25 Iraq 368,975 t 2021 up 31.8% rising
26 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 349,743 t 2015 up 11.7% falling
27 Colombia 339,682 t 2022 down 58.1% falling
28 Saudi Arabia 285,718 t 2023 down 6.9% falling
29 Sudan (former) 281,000 t 2010 up 138.1% volatile
30 Ecuador 278,552 t 2023 up 13.0% volatile
31 Peru 255,619 t 2023 down 30.0% flat
32 Uruguay 254,735 t 2018 up 87.2% rising
33 Nigeria 242,761 t 2011 down 15.8% volatile
34 Guatemala 238,136 t 2011 up 86.6% rising
35 Sri Lanka 221,634 t 2021 down 47.3% falling
36 Syrian Arab Republic 219,262 t 2011 down 40.6% falling
37 Qatar 210,000 t 2016 up 153.0% rising
38 Japan 205,154 t 2023 down 64.8% volatile
39 Ireland 191,467 t 2024 up 74.7% rising
40 Zambia 189,249 t 2021 up 13.9% rising
41 Czechia 173,956 t 2023 up 0.0% volatile
42 Nepal 143,482 t 2022 up 55.9% volatile
43 Serbia 128,813 t 2011 down 25.2% falling
44 Honduras 124,234 t 2011 up 11,949.9% rising
45 Greece 122,047 t 2011 down 9.8% flat
46 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 115,239 t 2023 up 698.4% volatile
47 United Republic of Tanzania 114,105 t 2016 up 100.8% rising
48 Republic of Korea 111,446 t 2024 down 35.7% falling
49 Morocco 110,112 t 2016 down 26.6% rising
50 Malawi 107,814 t 2016 up 8.4% rising
51 Côte d'Ivoire 107,772 t 2024 up 139.8% rising
52 Cuba 107,053 t 2011 down 7.1% volatile
53 Nicaragua 92,305 t 2022 down 26.7% rising
54 Algeria 92,000 t 2016 up 51.5% rising
55 Bulgaria 90,751 t 2023 down 49.9% rising
56 Hungary 89,063 t 2024 up 83.7% rising
57 Kenya 88,872 t 2021 up 589.0% volatile
58 Slovakia 86,824 t 2024 up 9.9% rising
59 Croatia 80,384 t 2024 up 11.1% falling
60 Costa Rica 80,092 t 2011 up 12.7% flat
61 Tajikistan 75,231 t 2022 up 1,156.2% rising
62 Dominican Republic 74,476 t 2022 up 101.6% rising
63 Cameroon 70,243 t 2023 up 18.7% rising
64 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 70,122 t 2024 up 15.1% rising
65 Ghana 66,132 t 2024 up 32,638.6% volatile
66 Mozambique 45,005 t 2011 up 15.4% volatile
67 Cambodia 40,629 t 2011 up 13,048.5% volatile
68 Burkina Faso 36,782 t 2011 up 2,778.1% volatile
69 Trinidad and Tobago 33,049 t 2010 up 449.5% volatile
70 Lebanon 30,000 t 2016 up 564.9% volatile
70 Yemen 30,000 t 2011 up 226.1% volatile
72 Oman 27,000 t 2022 up 125.0% volatile
73 Panama 25,815 t 2021 up 48.5% volatile
74 Paraguay 25,798 t 2011 up 192.7% rising
75 China, Taiwan Province of 24,742 t 2024 down 54.5% falling
76 United Arab Emirates 24,477 t 2016 down 58.5% falling
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24,338 t 2011 up 180.8% rising
78 Senegal 20,650 t 2020 down 60.3% rising
79 Libya 20,000 t 2016 down 59.2% volatile
80 Switzerland 19,499 t 2024 up 17.8% falling
81 Albania 18,765 t 2022 down 51.6% rising
82 Austria 18,486 t 2024 down 61.1% rising
83 Republic of Moldova 16,970 t 2021 up 39.3% volatile
84 Latvia 12,012 t 2023 up 116.1% rising
85 Kuwait 11,034 t 2011 down 76.0% volatile
86 Uganda 10,743 t 2011 up 168.7% rising
87 Guyana 10,210 t 2011 down 50.7% volatile
88 Slovenia 10,059 t 2024 down 21.7% falling
89 Suriname 9,185 t 2011 up 11.3% falling
90 Burundi 8,418 t 2016 up 885.7% volatile
91 North Macedonia 7,229 t 2011 up 123.1% rising
92 Madagascar 7,125 t 2011 up 190.7% rising
93 Angola 7,029 t 2011 up 75.7% volatile
94 Kyrgyzstan 7,000 t 2018 up 366.7% volatile
95 Guinea 6,900 t 2017 up 1,542.9% volatile
96 Mauritius 6,595 t 2024 down 52.8% falling
97 Armenia 6,222 t 2022 up 207.4% volatile
98 Denmark 5,931 t 2023 up 620.7% volatile
99 Papua New Guinea 5,574 t 2006 — volatile
100 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,969 t 2011 up 687.5% volatile
101 Singapore 4,254 t 2011 up 1,995.6% volatile
102 Belize 4,207 t 2011 down 88.3% volatile
103 Togo 3,711 t 2019 up 4,265.9% volatile
104 Tunisia 3,706 t 2016 down 9.8% volatile
105 Cyprus 3,615 t 2024 up 52.5% volatile
106 Gambia 3,544 t 2011 up 23.4% rising
107 Iceland 3,522 t 2023 up 1,122.9% volatile
108 Jamaica 2,468 t 2011 down 64.7% falling
109 Faroe Islands 2,285 t 2022 up 344.6% volatile
110 Niger 2,249 t 2019 down 55.5% volatile
111 Benin 2,176 t 2011 down 93.4% volatile
112 Barbados 1,263 t 2011 up 52.7% volatile
113 Azerbaijan 1,023 t 2011 up 6,293.8% volatile
114 Bahrain 1,000 t 2011 down 97.3% volatile
115 Bhutan 986 t 2024 down 32.7% falling
116 Namibia 587 t 2011 down 88.8% volatile
117 New Caledonia 491 t 2016 up 21.5% rising
118 Botswana 414 t 2014 — falling
119 Montenegro 404 t 2011 — falling
120 Malta 313 t 2011 up 10,333.3% volatile
121 Norway 272 t 2024 down 6.2% volatile
122 Congo 221 t 2011 down 85.9% volatile
123 Fiji 211 t 2011 down 68.8% falling
124 Sweden 178 t 2020 down 82.2% volatile
125 French Polynesia 176 t 2022 down 43.6% rising
126 Gabon 165 t 2011 down 64.0% volatile
127 Luxembourg 148 t 2024 down 35.4% volatile
128 Tonga 120 t 2011 down 73.2% volatile
129 Ethiopia 68 t 2020 down 100.0% volatile
130 Maldives 66 t 2023 down 1.5% volatile
131 Brunei Darussalam 32 t 2015 down 91.0% volatile
132 El Salvador 22 t 2024 down 99.9% falling
133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 t 2019 down 9.1% flat
134 Cook Islands 7 t 2023 up 75.0% rising
135 Lesotho 2 t 2020 — volatile
136 Bermuda 0 t 2021 down 100.0% volatile
136 Brazil 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
136 Mongolia 0 t 2022 down 100.0% volatile
136 Samoa 0 t 2020 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Urea — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
140 places, 1,732 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

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