Urea — Export quantity in India
India: Urea — Export quantity was 52,294 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export quantity in India, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 52,294 t for urea — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.2% on the previous year and up 4,821.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in India peaked at 96,667 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.36 t, in 2015.
India ranks 34th of 119 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75.53 t | — |
| 2003 | 7,346 t | +9625.5% |
| 2004 | 4,747 t | -35.4% |
| 2005 | 4,226 t | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 612.54 t | -85.5% |
| 2007 | 162.84 t | -73.4% |
| 2008 | 416.84 t | +156.0% |
| 2009 | 23,185 t | +5462.0% |
| 2010 | 16,159 t | -30.3% |
| 2011 | 12,836 t | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 42,148 t | +228.4% |
| 2013 | 12,528 t | -70.3% |
| 2014 | 1,063 t | -91.5% |
| 2015 | 45.36 t | -95.7% |
| 2016 | 888.3 t | +1858.3% |
| 2017 | 58,898 t | +6530.4% |
| 2018 | 86,768 t | +47.3% |
| 2019 | 72,644 t | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 96,667 t | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 28,480 t | -70.5% |
| 2022 | 64,114 t | +125.1% |
| 2023 | 74,868 t | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 52,294 t | -30.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 52,294 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 828 t, 63.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Export quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +9625.5% | 75.53 t | 7,346 t |
| 2017 | +6530.4% | 888.3 t | 58,898 t |
| 2009 | +5462.0% | 416.84 t | 23,185 t |
| 2016 | +1858.3% | 45.36 t | 888.3 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,096 t | 75.53 t | 23,185 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 30,398 t | 45.36 t | 86,768 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,285 t | 28,480 t | 96,667 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in India?
- Urea — export quantity in India was 52,294 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 96,667 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.36 t in 2015.
- How does India rank for urea — export quantity?
- India ranks 34th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,821.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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