Urea — Export quantity in Canada
Canada: Urea — Export quantity was 608,059 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Export quantity in Canada, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 608,059 t for urea — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Canada peaked at 3.11 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 559,618 t, in 2022.
Canada ranks 15th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Export quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.06 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.52 million t | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million t | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million t | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.85 million t | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.79 million t | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.11 million t | +73.6% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million t | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 1.78 million t | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million t | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million t | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million t | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million t | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million t | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million t | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million t | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 790,171 t | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 853,282 t | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 847,291 t | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 890,068 t | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 559,618 t | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 733,066 t | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 608,059 t | -17.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 608,059 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,571 t, 20.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 million t | 1.52 million t | 3.11 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million t | 790,171 t | 1.78 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 727,620 t | 559,618 t | 890,068 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 12 Poland 1.26 million t compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 1.02 million t compare
- 14 Bahrain 679,108 t compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 564,922 t compare
- 17 Kuwait 547,000 t compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 389,285 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 — export quantity in Canada?
- Urea — export quantity in Canada was 608,059 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 559,618 t in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for urea — export quantity?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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