Urea — Import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Import quantity was 1.17 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) is 1.17 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.97 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 297,074 t, in 2003.
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 525,614 t | 297,074 t | 753,462 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million t | 1.00 million t | 1.95 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million t | 1.17 million t | 1.97 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 879,748 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 7,442 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 42,612 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 261,715 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 29,447 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 1,869 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 230,593 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 214.84 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 1.17 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 297,074 t in 2003.
- How does Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — import quantity?
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 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