Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Production in Canada
Canada: Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Production was 1.55 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Production in Canada, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production in Canada is 1.55 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production in Canada peaked at 1.55 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 943,000 t, in 2012.
That places Canada 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Production in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.26 million t | — |
| 2007 | 1.41 million t | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million t | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million t | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million t | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million t | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 943,000 t | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million t | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million t | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million t | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million t | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million t | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million t | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million t | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million t | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.55 million t | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.41 million t | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million t | 943,000 t | 1.45 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million t | 1.42 million t | 1.55 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Russian Federation 2.44 million t compare
- 1 Türkiye 38,780 t compare
- 3 Belarus 1.49 million t compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 1.35 million t compare
- 5 Poland 737,401 t compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production in Canada?
- Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production in Canada was 1.55 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 943,000 t in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (uan) — production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Production. 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