Urea — Export quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Europe (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Export quantity was 7.64 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Export quantity in Europe (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 Europe (excluding intra-trade) is 7.64 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 9.98 million t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.85 million t, in 2017.
Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th of 31 groups 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 Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.16 million t | — |
| 2003 | 7.86 million t | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 8.14 million t | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.68 million t | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 9.60 million t | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 8.96 million t | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 8.41 million t | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 8.69 million t | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.23 million t | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 9.98 million t | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 9.41 million t | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 7.91 million t | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 6.50 million t | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 5.95 million t | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 6.50 million t | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 5.85 million t | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 6.45 million t | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 6.92 million t | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.23 million t | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.37 million t | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 6.49 million t | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.94 million t | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 7.64 million t | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.56 million t | 7.86 million t | 9.60 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.37 million t | 5.85 million t | 9.98 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.93 million t | 6.37 million t | 7.64 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- 2 Qatar 5.36 million t compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 601,488 t compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 505,458 t compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 4.44 million t compare
- 4 Algeria 3.77 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 166,328 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 27,992 t compare
- 5 Oman 3.49 million t compare
- 6 Egypt 3.22 million t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 4,264 t compare
- 7 Nigeria 3.08 million t compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 3,278 t compare
- 8 Malaysia 2.03 million t compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 424.05 t compare
More environment data for Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.62 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 9.09 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.11 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -10.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — export quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 7.64 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 million t in 2011.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 million t in 2017.
- How does Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — export quantity?
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe (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