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 40th of 139 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (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 40th out of 139 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