Urea — Agricultural Use in Australia
Australia: Urea — Agricultural Use was 1.68 million t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Urea — Agricultural Use in Australia, 2002–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.68 million t for urea — agricultural use in 2017.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Australia peaked at 1.77 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 740,505 t, in 2009.
That places Australia 11th out of 139 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 million t | 740,505 t | 1.47 million t | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million t | 1.06 million t | 1.77 million t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in Australia?
- Urea — agricultural use in Australia was 1.68 million t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,505 t in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 139 countries with data for 2017.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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