Urea — Export quantity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Urea — Export quantity was 547,000 t in 2018. ▲ Rising
Urea — Export quantity in Kuwait, 2002–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2018, urea — export quantity in Kuwait stood at 547,000 t.
That represents a change of down 45.8% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Kuwait peaked at 1.18 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 477,732 t, in 2002.
That places Kuwait 17th out of 119 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Urea — Export quantity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 477,732 t | — |
| 2003 | 745,187 t | +56.0% |
| 2004 | 732,207 t | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 973,535 t | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 874,305 t | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 857,424 t | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 684,025 t | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million t | +63.5% |
| 2011 | 904,050 t | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million t | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million t | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 924,951 t | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million t | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million t | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 547,000 t | -45.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 547,000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,571 t, 18.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 547,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,689 t, 81.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 763,488 t | 477,732 t | 973,535 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 963,878 t | 547,000 t | 1.18 million t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 14 Bahrain 679,108 t compare
- 15 Canada 608,059 t compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 564,922 t compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 389,285 t compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 367,081 t compare
- 20 Belarus 328,720 t compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in Kuwait?
- Urea — export quantity in Kuwait was 547,000 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 477,732 t in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for urea — export quantity?
- Kuwait ranks 17th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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