Urea — Export quantity in South America (excluding intra-trade)
South America (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Export quantity was 7,260 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export quantity in South America (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 South America (excluding intra-trade) is 7,260 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.6% on the previous year and down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in South America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 734,765 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5,860 t, in 2020.
That places South America (excluding intra-trade) 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 544,256 t | 300,209 t | 734,765 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 132,458 t | 7,211 t | 232,515 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,662 t | 5,860 t | 77,147 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for South America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 5.69 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 10.01 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 84,084 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 9.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 197,936 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 25,614 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 377,156 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 1.04 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 14,243 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — export quantity in South America (excluding intra-trade) was 7,260 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 734,765 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,860 t in 2020.
- How does South America (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — export quantity?
- South America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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