Urea — Agricultural Use in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Urea — Agricultural Use was 68 t in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Agricultural Use in Ethiopia, 2002–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 68 t for urea — agricultural use in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Ethiopia peaked at 556,027 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68 t, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 119th out of 129 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 179,922 t | — |
| 2003 | 60,398 t | -66.4% |
| 2004 | 13,916 t | -77.0% |
| 2005 | 15,967 t | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 129,121 t | +708.7% |
| 2008 | 138,988 t | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 148,437 t | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 201,576 t | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 200,345 t | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 305,610 t | +52.5% |
| 2016 | 473,258 t | +54.9% |
| 2017 | 515,311 t | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 556,027 t | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 68 t | -100.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 68 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 10,743 t, 1% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 68 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,029 t, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Agricultural Use in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +708.7% | 15,967 t | 129,121 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98,107 t | 13,916 t | 179,922 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 375,354 t | 200,345 t | 556,027 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 68 t | 68 t | 68 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 116 Gabon 165 t compare
- 117 Luxembourg 148 t compare
- 118 Tonga 120 t compare
- 120 Maldives 66 t compare
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 32 t compare
- 122 El Salvador 22 t compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in Ethiopia?
- Urea — agricultural use in Ethiopia was 68 t in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 556,027 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 t in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Ethiopia ranks 119th out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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