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 9th out of 129 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.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.16 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.38 million t | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 1.47 million t | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million t | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 740,505 t | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million t | +42.8% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million t | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million t | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million t | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.75 million t | +60.5% |
| 2015 | 1.77 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million t | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million t | +8.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.68 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 25,815 t, 65.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.68 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,102 t, 72.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
- 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 Argentina 2.03 million t compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 16,970 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
- 12 France 1.02 million t compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (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 9th out of 129 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