Urea — Agricultural Use in Zambia
Zambia: Urea — Agricultural Use was 189,249 t in 2021. ▲ Rising
Urea — Agricultural Use in Zambia, 2002–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 189,249 t for urea — agricultural use in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Zambia peaked at 189,249 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53,634 t, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 35th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53,634 t | — |
| 2003 | 54,224 t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90,345 t | +66.6% |
| 2005 | 72,229 t | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 74,445 t | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 81,964 t | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 106,841 t | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 127,067 t | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 166,105 t | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 161,597 t | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 179,333 t | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 133,371 t | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 179,433 t | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 127,157 t | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 162,292 t | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 189,249 t | +16.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 189,249 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66,132 t, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 189,249 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,029 t, 26.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,240 t | 53,634 t | 106,841 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 154,544 t | 127,067 t | 179,433 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 189,249 t | 189,249 t | 189,249 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in Zambia?
- Urea — agricultural use in Zambia was 189,249 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 189,249 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,634 t in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Zambia ranks 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2021.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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