Urea — Agricultural Use in Argentina
Argentina: Urea — Agricultural Use was 2.03 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Urea — Agricultural Use in Argentina, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, urea — agricultural use in Argentina stood at 2.03 million t.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Argentina peaked at 2.31 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 706,482 t, in 2009.
Argentina ranks 8th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.06 million t | — |
| 2005 | 794,928 t | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 972,607 t | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million t | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 962,186 t | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 706,482 t | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million t | +41.9% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million t | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 909,149 t | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 972,341 t | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million t | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 845,619 t | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million t | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million t | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million t | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 1.83 million t | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.07 million t | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 2.31 million t | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.06 million t | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.03 million t | -1.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2.03 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,169 t, 91.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2.03 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77,284 t, 26.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 963,824 t | 706,482 t | 1.28 million t | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million t | 845,619 t | 1.83 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million t | 2.03 million t | 2.31 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 219,262 t compare
- 5 Thailand 4.56 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 115,239 t compare
- 6 Canada 4.03 million t compare
- 7 Bangladesh 2.70 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 114,105 t compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 16,970 t compare
- 9 Australia 1.68 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,969 t compare
- 10 Mexico 1.11 million t compare
- 11 Myanmar 1.11 million t compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in Argentina?
- Urea — agricultural use in Argentina was 2.03 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 706,482 t in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Argentina ranks 8th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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