Urea — Import quantity in Chile
Chile: Urea — Import quantity was 517,502 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Chile, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — import quantity in Chile is 517,502 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Chile peaked at 623,708 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 409,531 t, in 2002.
Chile ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Chile, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 409,531 t | — |
| 2003 | 493,726 t | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 495,046 t | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 418,830 t | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 431,377 t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 457,958 t | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 503,475 t | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 415,941 t | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 531,744 t | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 516,988 t | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 510,368 t | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 556,768 t | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 530,968 t | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 623,708 t | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 547,073 t | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 522,049 t | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 530,154 t | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 538,441 t | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 565,190 t | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 569,922 t | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 433,615 t | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 530,498 t | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 517,502 t | -2.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 517,502 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 62,863 t, 8.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Chile's 517,502 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,931 t, 20.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 453,236 t | 409,531 t | 503,475 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 540,826 t | 510,368 t | 623,708 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 523,345 t | 433,615 t | 569,922 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Chile?
- Urea — import quantity in Chile was 517,502 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 623,708 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 409,531 t in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for urea — import quantity?
- Chile ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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