Urea — Agricultural Use in Colombia
Colombia: Urea — Agricultural Use was 339,682 t in 2022. ▼ Falling
Urea — Agricultural Use in Colombia, 2002–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 339,682 t for urea — agricultural use in 2022.
The figure is up 34.7% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Colombia peaked at 810,858 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 228,858 t, in 2019.
That places Colombia 23rd out of 129 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 456,925 t | — |
| 2003 | 483,876 t | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 447,739 t | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 651,362 t | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 680,980 t | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 693,331 t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 553,799 t | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 783,738 t | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 728,045 t | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 810,858 t | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 293,112 t | -63.9% |
| 2016 | 294,637 t | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 235,872 t | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 228,858 t | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 238,246 t | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 252,165 t | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 339,682 t | +34.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 339,682 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,169 t, 15.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 339,682 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77,284 t, 4.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 593,969 t | 447,739 t | 783,738 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 431,897 t | 228,858 t | 810,858 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 276,698 t | 238,246 t | 339,682 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 20 Chile 474,687 t compare
- 21 New Zealand 418,460 t compare
- 22 Iraq 368,975 t compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 285,718 t compare
- 25 Sudan (former) 281,000 t compare
- 26 Ecuador 278,552 t compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in Colombia?
- Urea — agricultural use in Colombia was 339,682 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 810,858 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,858 t in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Colombia ranks 23rd out of 129 countries with data for 2022.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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