Urea — Export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Export quantity was 368,307 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) recorded 368,307 t for urea — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and up 334.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.06 million t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 45,772 t, in 2015.
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th of 31 groups 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 Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.06 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.03 million t | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 959,748 t | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 682,624 t | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 673,080 t | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 301,780 t | -55.2% |
| 2008 | 279,226 t | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 306,156 t | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 120,861 t | -60.5% |
| 2011 | 99,148 t | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 121,225 t | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 124,992 t | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 84,835 t | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 45,772 t | -46.0% |
| 2016 | 84,708 t | +85.1% |
| 2017 | 502,174 t | +492.8% |
| 2018 | 448,070 t | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 354,715 t | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 418,789 t | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 81,696 t | -80.5% |
| 2022 | 841,657 t | +930.2% |
| 2023 | 464,404 t | -44.8% |
| 2024 | 368,307 t | -20.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Export quantity in Northern America (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 | +930.2% | 81,696 t | 841,657 t |
| 2017 | +492.8% | 84,708 t | 502,174 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 661,237 t | 279,226 t | 1.06 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 198,650 t | 45,772 t | 502,174 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 434,971 t | 81,696 t | 841,657 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- 13 Turkmenistan 1.02 million t compare
- 14 Bahrain 679,108 t compare
- 15 Canada 608,059 t compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 564,922 t compare
- 17 Kuwait 547,000 t compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 389,285 t compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 367,081 t compare
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 368,307 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million t in 2002.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,772 t in 2015.
- How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — export quantity?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America (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