Urea — Export quantity in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Export quantity was 270,295 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Export quantity in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, urea — export quantity in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) stood at 270,295 t. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.22 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 270,295 t, in 2024.
Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Export quantity in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.02 million t | — |
| 2003 | 626,086 t | -38.6% |
| 2004 | 427,528 t | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 661,286 t | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 575,528 t | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 363,558 t | -36.8% |
| 2008 | 592,003 t | +62.8% |
| 2009 | 493,067 t | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 372,360 t | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 597,027 t | +60.3% |
| 2012 | 495,625 t | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 545,834 t | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 440,691 t | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 581,204 t | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 595,836 t | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 912,578 t | +53.2% |
| 2018 | 628,584 t | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 925,718 t | +47.3% |
| 2020 | 924,425 t | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 624,086 t | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million t | +95.3% |
| 2023 | 371,743 t | -69.5% |
| 2024 | 270,295 t | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 594,787 t | 363,558 t | 1.02 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 609,546 t | 372,360 t | 925,718 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 681,818 t | 270,295 t | 1.22 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- 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
- 20 Belarus 328,720 t compare
- 21 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 315,671 t compare
- 22 Belgium 303,136 t compare
More environment data for Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 989,615 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 989,615 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 345,082 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.35 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.05 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -10.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — export quantity in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 270,295 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,295 t in 2024.
- How does Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — export quantity?
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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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