Urea — Import quantity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Urea — Import quantity was 69,973 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Cameroon, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 69,973 t for urea — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 49.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Cameroon peaked at 74,180 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23,125 t, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23,125 t | — |
| 2003 | 25,039 t | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 43,895 t | +75.3% |
| 2005 | 36,978 t | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 34,554 t | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 32,820 t | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 39,573 t | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 43,376 t | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 38,866 t | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 60,348 t | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 36,816 t | -39.0% |
| 2013 | 57,988 t | +57.5% |
| 2014 | 31,627 t | -45.5% |
| 2015 | 52,580 t | +66.3% |
| 2016 | 56,761 t | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 74,057 t | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 59,808 t | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 74,180 t | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 68,526 t | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 62,918 t | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 46,970 t | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 69,973 t | +49.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 69,973 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42,711 t, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 69,973 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,613 t, 6.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,920 t | 23,125 t | 43,895 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 54,303 t | 31,627 t | 74,180 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,097 t | 46,970 t | 69,973 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Cameroon?
- Urea — import quantity in Cameroon was 69,973 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 74,180 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,125 t in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for urea — import quantity?
- Cameroon ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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