Urea — Export quantity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Urea — Export quantity was 1,770 t in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export quantity in Zimbabwe, 2002–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — export quantity in Zimbabwe is 1,770 t, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,850.0% on the previous year and up 211.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Zimbabwe peaked at 25,684 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 60 t, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 72nd 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,617 t | — |
| 2003 | 15,684 t | +869.7% |
| 2004 | 25,684 t | +63.8% |
| 2005 | 10,028 t | -61.0% |
| 2006 | 539 t | -94.6% |
| 2007 | 7,870 t | +1360.2% |
| 2008 | 240 t | -97.0% |
| 2009 | 210 t | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 568 t | +170.5% |
| 2011 | 4,434 t | +680.6% |
| 2015 | 1,350 t | -69.6% |
| 2019 | 60 t | -95.6% |
| 2020 | 1,770 t | +2850.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,770 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 828 t, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,770 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 389.52 t, 4.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Export quantity in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2850.0% | 60 t | 1,770 t |
| 2007 | +1360.2% | 539 t | 7,870 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,734 t | 210 t | 25,684 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,603 t | 60 t | 4,434 t | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,770 t | 1,770 t | 1,770 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export quantity in Zimbabwe?
- Urea — export quantity in Zimbabwe was 1,770 t in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25,684 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 t in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for urea — export quantity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 72nd out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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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