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 24th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 799 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 34.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,097 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.76 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 74 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 522 1000 ha (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 24th out of 139 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