Urea — Import quantity in Canada

Canada: Urea — Import quantity was 1.30 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.30 million t
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
10th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.30 million t
in 2024
All-time low
302,023 t
in 2009
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Urea — Import quantity in Canada, 2002–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2002201320242002: 374.8k t2003: 613.7k t2004: 400.6k t2005: 370.1k t2006: 335.2k t2007: 575.9k t2008: 589.5k t2009: 302.0k t2010: 569.4k t2011: 637.3k t2012: 903.5k t2013: 920.3k t2014: 989.9k t2015: 873.8k t2016: 699.6k t2017: 853.9k t2018: 939.5k t2019: 783.7k t2020: 944.5k t2021: 887.5k t2022: 1.2M t2023: 1.1M t2024: 1.3M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Canada recorded 1.30 million t for urea — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Canada peaked at 1.30 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 302,023 t, in 2009.

Canada ranks 10th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 445,225 t 302,023 t 613,706 t 8
2010s 817,090 t 569,403 t 989,899 t 10
2020s 1.08 million t 887,535 t 1.30 million t 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 7 France 1.68 million t compare
  2. 8 Mexico 1.43 million t compare
  3. 9 Poland 1.33 million t compare
  4. 11 Argentina 1.05 million t compare
  5. 12 Italy 979,510 t compare
  6. 13 Spain 867,039 t compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urea — import quantity in Canada?
Urea — import quantity in Canada was 1.30 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 302,023 t in 2009.
How does Canada rank for urea — import quantity?
Canada ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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

Indicator
Urea — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 4,853 data points, 2002–2024
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