Urea — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Africa (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Export quantity was 8.71 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) is 8.71 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 200.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 9.09 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 735,613 t, in 2005.
Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 million t | 735,613 t | 4.16 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.66 million t | 2.69 million t | 8.10 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.42 million t | 7.53 million t | 9.09 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.40 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 75,981 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 7.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 737,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 10.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 250,521 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 884,359 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 9,495 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 8.71 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.09 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 735,613 t in 2005.
- How does Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — export quantity?
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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