Urea — Import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Europe (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Import quantity was 4.86 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe (excluding intra-trade) recorded 4.86 million t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 6.31 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 893,406 t, in 2004.
Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.14 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.48 million t | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 893,406 t | -39.5% |
| 2005 | 913,180 t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million t | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million t | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.44 million t | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 2.08 million t | +44.7% |
| 2010 | 1.95 million t | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million t | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million t | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.04 million t | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 2.46 million t | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 2.52 million t | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.30 million t | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 3.13 million t | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.13 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.82 million t | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 2.89 million t | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.40 million t | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 6.31 million t | +85.7% |
| 2023 | 5.82 million t | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 4.86 million t | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 million t | 893,406 t | 2.08 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.46 million t | 1.61 million t | 3.30 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.66 million t | 2.89 million t | 6.31 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- 4 Australia 3.85 million t compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 66,758 t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 36,275 t compare
- 5 Thailand 2.64 million t compare
- 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 Canada 1.30 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
More environment data for Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.62 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 9.09 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.11 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -10.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 4.86 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 893,406 t in 2004.
- How does Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — import quantity?
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe (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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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