Urea — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Urea — Import quantity was 617,860 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Belgium, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 617,860 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 718,913 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 167,674 t, in 2016.
That places Belgium 19th out of 187 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.
Urea — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 350,795 t | — |
| 2003 | 364,187 t | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 356,540 t | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 457,242 t | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 567,925 t | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 578,344 t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 627,401 t | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 205,510 t | -67.2% |
| 2010 | 465,897 t | +126.7% |
| 2011 | 436,872 t | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 332,906 t | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 346,394 t | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 421,368 t | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 347,603 t | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 167,674 t | -51.8% |
| 2017 | 595,999 t | +255.5% |
| 2018 | 562,198 t | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 546,140 t | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 537,219 t | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 689,935 t | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 718,913 t | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 636,523 t | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 617,860 t | -2.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 617,860 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 62,863 t, 9.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 617,860 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71,702 t, 8.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import quantity in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +255.5% | 167,674 t | 595,999 t |
| 2010 | +126.7% | 205,510 t | 465,897 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 438,493 t | 205,510 t | 627,401 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 422,305 t | 167,674 t | 595,999 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 640,090 t | 537,219 t | 718,913 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Belgium?
- Urea — import quantity in Belgium was 617,860 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 718,913 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,674 t in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for urea — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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