Urea — Import quantity in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Urea — Import quantity was 3,570 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Import quantity in Faroe Islands, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 3,570 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1,474.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Faroe Islands peaked at 5,104 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.43 t, in 2002.
That places Faroe Islands 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Import quantity in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.43 t | — |
| 2003 | 48.56 t | +91.0% |
| 2004 | 46.25 t | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 79.69 t | +72.3% |
| 2006 | 60.01 t | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 62.34 t | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 87.53 t | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 41.84 t | -52.2% |
| 2010 | 231.1 t | +452.3% |
| 2011 | 120 t | -48.1% |
| 2012 | 173.66 t | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 58 t | -66.6% |
| 2014 | 226.72 t | +290.9% |
| 2015 | 399.64 t | +76.3% |
| 2016 | 830.19 t | +107.7% |
| 2017 | 902.34 t | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 1,143 t | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 1,958 t | +71.3% |
| 2020 | 5,104 t | +160.7% |
| 2021 | 4,447 t | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 3,465 t | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 3,560 t | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3,570 t | +0.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 3,570 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,863 t, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 3,570 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71,702 t, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import quantity in Faroe Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +452.3% | 41.84 t | 231.1 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.46 t | 25.43 t | 87.53 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 604.23 t | 58 t | 1,958 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,029 t | 3,465 t | 5,104 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Faroe Islands?
- Urea — import quantity in Faroe Islands was 3,570 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5,104 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 t in 2002.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for urea — import quantity?
- Faroe Islands ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,474.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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