Urea — Export quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)
Americas (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Export quantity was 111,664 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Americas (excluding intra-trade) recorded 111,664 t for urea — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 64.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 947,130 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26,971 t, in 2011.
That places Americas (excluding intra-trade) 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Export quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 947,130 t | — |
| 2003 | 579,258 t | -38.8% |
| 2004 | 346,274 t | -40.2% |
| 2005 | 266,788 t | -23.0% |
| 2006 | 268,570 t | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 157,248 t | -41.4% |
| 2008 | 182,053 t | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 260,185 t | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 64,513 t | -75.2% |
| 2011 | 26,971 t | -58.2% |
| 2012 | 102,371 t | +279.6% |
| 2013 | 104,992 t | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 104,264 t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 62,801 t | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 38,172 t | -39.2% |
| 2017 | 36,645 t | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 45,066 t | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 73,070 t | +62.1% |
| 2020 | 27,031 t | -63.0% |
| 2021 | 57,340 t | +112.1% |
| 2022 | 266,714 t | +365.1% |
| 2023 | 313,434 t | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 111,664 t | -64.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Export quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +365.1% | 57,340 t | 266,714 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 375,938 t | 157,248 t | 947,130 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 65,886 t | 26,971 t | 104,992 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,237 t | 27,031 t | 313,434 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (excluding intra-trade)
- 19 Uzbekistan 367,081 t compare
- 20 Belarus 328,720 t compare
- 21 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 315,671 t compare
- 22 Belgium 303,136 t compare
- 23 China, mainland 260,554 t compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 69,111 t compare
- 24 Slovakia 245,021 t compare
- 25 Lithuania 219,768 t compare
More environment data for Americas (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 8.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 7.91 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 801,554 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 14.61 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — export quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) was 111,664 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 947,130 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,971 t in 2011.
- How does Americas (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — export quantity?
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas (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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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