Urea — Agricultural Use in Canada
Canada: Urea — Agricultural Use was 4.03 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Agricultural Use in Canada, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — agricultural use in Canada is 4.03 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Canada peaked at 4.03 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million t, in 2006.
Canada ranks 6th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.71 million t | — |
| 2007 | 3.43 million t | +100.1% |
| 2008 | 3.57 million t | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million t | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 2.33 million t | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 3.00 million t | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 2.51 million t | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 2.78 million t | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.84 million t | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.84 million t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.63 million t | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.20 million t | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 2.90 million t | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 3.66 million t | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 3.28 million t | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 3.18 million t | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.84 million t | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 4.03 million t | +4.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4.03 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 25,815 t, 156.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 million t | 1.71 million t | 3.57 million t | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.78 million t | 2.33 million t | 3.20 million t | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.60 million t | 3.18 million t | 4.03 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 3 Pakistan 6.64 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 1.38 million t compare
- 4 Indonesia 5.29 million t compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 349,743 t compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 219,262 t compare
- 5 Thailand 4.56 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 115,239 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 Australia 1.68 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,969 t compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in Canada?
- Urea — agricultural use in Canada was 4.03 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million t in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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