Urea — Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Africa (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Import quantity was 2.25 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 2.25 million t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 4.02 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million t, in 2003.
That places Africa (excluding intra-trade) 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.83 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.29 million t | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million t | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million t | +36.9% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million t | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million t | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 1.94 million t | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million t | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 2.10 million t | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 2.28 million t | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.60 million t | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 2.35 million t | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.89 million t | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 2.61 million t | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.73 million t | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.14 million t | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 2.67 million t | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 4.02 million t | +50.5% |
| 2020 | 3.47 million t | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 3.83 million t | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.48 million t | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 2.70 million t | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million t | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.80 million t | 1.29 million t | 2.42 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million t | 2.10 million t | 4.02 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million t | 2.25 million t | 3.83 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 18 t compare
- 12 South Africa 934,650 t compare
- 13 Spain 867,039 t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.32 t compare
- 14 Philippines 849,474 t compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 772,165 t compare
- 16 Ethiopia 765,254 t compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 737,604 t compare
- 18 Germany 678,747 t compare
More environment data for Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 41.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 737,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 7.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 3.77 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 2.25 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 million t in 2019.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million t in 2003.
- How does Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — import quantity?
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Import 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