Urea — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Urea — Import quantity was 3.85 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Australia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3.85 million t for urea — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Australia peaked at 3.85 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 764,841 t, in 2009.
That places Australia 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 million t | 764,841 t | 1.23 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million t | 1.36 million t | 2.34 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 million t | 2.43 million t | 3.85 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Australia?
- Urea — import quantity in Australia was 3.85 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 764,841 t in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for urea — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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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