Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity by country
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...
What the numbers show
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 1.71 million t in France; the lowest is 0.01 t in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.1 t, and the mean is 36,649 t.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in United Republic of Tanzania (up 6,437,410.0%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 100.0%).
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 1.71 million t | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 29,272 t | 2024 | up 526.7% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 479,451 t | 2024 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10,300 t | 2024 | up 6,437,410.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 424,808 t | 2024 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 5,982 t | 2024 | up 2,202.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia | 423,579 t | 2024 | up 200.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,006 t | 2024 | up 5,673.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 330,460 t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 241.91 t | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 313,110 t | 2024 | up 167.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 115.61 t | 2024 | up 261.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Belgium | 295,718 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26.72 t | 2024 | up 390.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 124,033 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 1.65 t | 2015 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Czechia | 106,604 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 0.05 t | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 93,409 t | 2024 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Hungary | 87,312 t | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 82,518 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Romania | 81,958 t | 2024 | up 4,287.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 71,988 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Uruguay | 54,102 t | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Denmark | 50,671 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 45,609 t | 2024 | up 46,203.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 42,115 t | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 22,077 t | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Israel | 20,763 t | 2024 | up 592.1% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 15,348 t | 2024 | up 393.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Guyana | 14,968 t | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 12,677 t | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Kenya | 7,702 t | 2024 | up 128,267.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Palestine | 6,494 t | 2023 | up 660.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 6,293 t | 2024 | up 224.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 5,965 t | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 4,375 t | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 3,290 t | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.76 t | 2024 | up 1,607.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 2,875 t | 2024 | up 2,181.0% | volatile |
| 31 | China, mainland | 2,741 t | 2024 | up 987.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 2,456 t | 2024 | up 3,360.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 2,313 t | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1,806 t | 2024 | up 3,339.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Estonia | 1,642 t | 2024 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 1,539 t | 2024 | up 33,421.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Myanmar | 1,500 t | 2022 | up 557.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 1,493 t | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 39 | Paraguay | 1,467 t | 2024 | up 326.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Serbia | 1,359 t | 2024 | up 680.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 1,272 t | 2024 | up 97,750.0% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 1,251 t | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Sudan (former) | 1,000 t | 2011 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 968.77 t | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 45 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 968.47 t | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 735 t | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Oman | 720 t | 2020 | up 727.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 716.15 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Sudan | 713.67 t | 2018 | up 2,673.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Jordan | 565.66 t | 2024 | up 5,656,500.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Mauritius | 504 t | 2024 | up 44,900.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Somalia | 481.25 t | 2020 | up 192,400.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Sweden | 349 t | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 226.82 t | 2024 | up 4,123.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Lebanon | 206.1 t | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 56 | India | 201.9 t | 2024 | up 741.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Armenia | 197.7 t | 2024 | up 50,592.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 177.42 t | 2024 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 164.87 t | 2024 | up 1,110.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 148.16 t | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 143.55 t | 2024 | up 2,042.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Senegal | 105.45 t | 2024 | up 515.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 93.1 t | 2018 | up 7,531.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 71.16 t | 2024 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Morocco | 65.88 t | 2024 | up 4,443.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Malawi | 63.72 t | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritania | 63.18 t | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Jamaica | 58.6 t | 2024 | up 745.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 53.67 t | 2024 | up 1,082.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 49.48 t | 2023 | up 9,796.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 38.54 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 36.79 t | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Nigeria | 34.22 t | 2022 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Ghana | 34.11 t | 2022 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 75 | China, Taiwan Province of | 30.22 t | 2024 | up 2,922.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Libya | 27.97 t | 2024 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 24.54 t | 2024 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominica | 24 t | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Rwanda | 21.32 t | 2021 | up 3,707.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 18.25 t | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 14 t | 2022 | up 46,566.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Mozambique | 9.96 t | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Fiji | 8.79 t | 2022 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 8.73 t | 2024 | up 87,200.0% | volatile |
| 85 | South Africa | 8.32 t | 2024 | up 927.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Russian Federation | 8.11 t | 2022 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Finland | 7.92 t | 2024 | up 204.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.59 t | 2024 | up 1,280.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 7.5 t | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Niger | 7.5 t | 2019 | up 417.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Japan | 7.28 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Guatemala | 6.7 t | 2023 | up 2,476.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 6.5 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 6.45 t | 2022 | up 12,800.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Yemen | 6.37 t | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 5.98 t | 2017 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Kuwait | 5.39 t | 2023 | up 53,800.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Togo | 4.75 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Eswatini | 3.92 t | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 3.84 t | 2018 | up 7,580.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 3.71 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Lesotho | 3 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Montenegro | 2.66 t | 2024 | up 1,109.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Gabon | 2.63 t | 2022 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Peru | 2 t | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Gambia | 1.97 t | 2018 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Congo | 1.91 t | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Norway | 1.91 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Angola | 1.51 t | 2024 | up 7,450.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Djibouti | 1.23 t | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 1.19 t | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.01 t | 2013 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 1 t | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 0.9 t | 2017 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Malta | 0.88 t | 2024 | up 1,660.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 0.85 t | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Republic of Korea | 0.78 t | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahamas | 0.76 t | 2024 | up 1,420.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 0.32 t | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.32 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 0.23 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 0.17 t | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Bhutan | 0.15 t | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Philippines | 0.06 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Indonesia | 0.03 t | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Uganda | 0.02 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 0.01 t | 2019 | down 99.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 2.14 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 1.74 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 1.68 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 1.45 million t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.37 million t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.31 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 1.26 million t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 517,870 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 461,404 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 424,809 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 313,167 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 98,348 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 62,016 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 41,314 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 41,119 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 35,804 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 15,570 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 11,805 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 11,243 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 10,858 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 10,820 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 10,592 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 3,117 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 2,840 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 622.95 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 251.45 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 220.14 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 207.39 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 8.32 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 4.93 t
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