Urea — Agricultural Use in New Zealand
New Zealand: Urea — Agricultural Use was 418,460 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Agricultural Use in New Zealand, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 418,460 t for urea — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in New Zealand peaked at 611,695 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 398,839 t, in 2004.
New Zealand ranks 21st of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 518,133 t | — |
| 2003 | 579,563 t | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 398,839 t | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 464,630 t | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 408,843 t | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 433,331 t | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 444,896 t | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 426,904 t | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 412,880 t | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 479,506 t | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 501,303 t | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 511,074 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 533,373 t | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 538,854 t | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 598,540 t | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 597,512 t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 599,373 t | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 606,951 t | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 611,695 t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 535,078 t | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 515,423 t | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 448,773 t | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 418,460 t | -6.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 418,460 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 25,815 t, 16.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 418,460 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,102 t, 18.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 459,392 t | 398,839 t | 579,563 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 537,937 t | 412,880 t | 606,951 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 505,886 t | 418,460 t | 611,695 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in New Zealand?
- Urea — agricultural use in New Zealand was 418,460 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 611,695 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 398,839 t in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for urea — agricultural use?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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