Urea — Export value in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Export value was 667.65 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export value in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 667.65 1000 USD for urea — export value in 2024.
The figure is down 41.3% on the previous year and down 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export value in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 36,315 1000 USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 345.9 1000 USD, in 2016.
That places Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 29th 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.
Urea — Export value in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 779.68 1000 USD | — |
| 2003 | 357.08 1000 USD | -54.2% |
| 2004 | 568.15 1000 USD | +59.1% |
| 2005 | 1,282 1000 USD | +125.6% |
| 2006 | 3,008 1000 USD | +134.7% |
| 2007 | 2,687 1000 USD | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 4,000 1000 USD | +48.9% |
| 2009 | 1,559 1000 USD | -61.0% |
| 2010 | 573.52 1000 USD | -63.2% |
| 2011 | 921.92 1000 USD | +60.7% |
| 2012 | 945.08 1000 USD | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,550 1000 USD | +64.0% |
| 2014 | 4,650 1000 USD | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 507.19 1000 USD | -89.1% |
| 2016 | 345.9 1000 USD | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 1,194 1000 USD | +245.1% |
| 2018 | 36,315 1000 USD | +2942.3% |
| 2019 | 2,230 1000 USD | -93.9% |
| 2020 | 4,499 1000 USD | +101.7% |
| 2021 | 2,111 1000 USD | -53.1% |
| 2022 | 5,614 1000 USD | +165.9% |
| 2023 | 1,137 1000 USD | -79.7% |
| 2024 | 667.65 1000 USD | -41.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Export value in Eastern Africa (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2942.3% | 1,194 1000 USD | 36,315 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,780 1000 USD | 357.08 1000 USD | 4,000 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,923 1000 USD | 345.9 1000 USD | 36,315 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,806 1000 USD | 667.65 1000 USD | 5,614 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 261,715 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 261,715 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 42,612 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -14.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — export value in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — export value in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 667.65 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export value recorded in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 36,315 1000 USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest urea — export value recorded in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 345.9 1000 USD in 2016.
- How does Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — export value?
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export value rising or falling in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Export value. 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