Urea — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Urea — Import quantity was 1.30 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Canada, 2002–2024
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 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 374,832 t | — |
| 2003 | 613,706 t | +63.7% |
| 2004 | 400,615 t | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 370,067 t | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 335,187 t | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 575,872 t | +71.8% |
| 2008 | 589,495 t | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 302,023 t | -48.8% |
| 2010 | 569,403 t | +88.5% |
| 2011 | 637,295 t | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 903,512 t | +41.8% |
| 2013 | 920,295 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 989,899 t | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 873,762 t | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 699,591 t | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 853,918 t | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 939,518 t | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 783,709 t | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 944,514 t | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 887,535 t | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million t | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million t | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million t | +19.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.30 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 62,863 t, 20.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 France 1.68 million t compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27,311 t compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,499 t compare
- 7 Mexico 1.43 million t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,429 t compare
- 8 Poland 1.33 million t compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 254.12 t compare
- 10 Argentina 1.05 million t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 122.59 t compare
- 11 Italy 979,510 t compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 19.31 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 18 t compare
- 12 South Africa 934,650 t compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
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 9th out of 187 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
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