Urea — Import quantity in Colombia
Colombia: Urea — Import quantity was 593,194 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, urea — import quantity in Colombia stood at 593,194 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Colombia peaked at 681,498 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 313,325 t, in 2022.
That places Colombia 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 459,610 t | — |
| 2003 | 485,365 t | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 448,839 t | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 451,302 t | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 397,722 t | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 411,609 t | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 332,870 t | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 434,605 t | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 440,497 t | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 519,768 t | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 515,653 t | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 440,943 t | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 541,458 t | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 519,656 t | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 506,743 t | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 681,498 t | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 599,083 t | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 545,136 t | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 674,244 t | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 603,589 t | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 313,325 t | -48.1% |
| 2023 | 633,508 t | +102.2% |
| 2024 | 593,194 t | -6.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 593,194 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,132 t, 65.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 593,194 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,931 t, 23.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import quantity in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +102.2% | 313,325 t | 633,508 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 427,740 t | 332,870 t | 485,365 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 531,044 t | 440,497 t | 681,498 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 563,572 t | 313,325 t | 674,244 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Colombia?
- Urea — import quantity in Colombia was 593,194 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 681,498 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,325 t in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for urea — import quantity?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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