Urea — Import quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Urea — Import quantity was 319,654 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Ireland, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, urea — import quantity in Ireland stood at 319,654 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.4% on the previous year and up 188.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Ireland peaked at 359,588 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47,719 t, in 2002.
That places Ireland 29th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 47,719 t | — |
| 2003 | 169,521 t | +255.2% |
| 2004 | 103,150 t | -39.2% |
| 2005 | 159,010 t | +54.2% |
| 2006 | 115,866 t | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 94,706 t | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 171,514 t | +81.1% |
| 2009 | 216,097 t | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 221,462 t | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 135,474 t | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 113,308 t | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 110,635 t | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 110,712 t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 179,258 t | +61.9% |
| 2016 | 144,100 t | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 153,468 t | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 214,696 t | +39.9% |
| 2019 | 196,116 t | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 191,005 t | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 190,804 t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 359,588 t | +88.5% |
| 2023 | 181,218 t | -49.6% |
| 2024 | 319,654 t | +76.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 319,654 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 62,863 t, 5.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 319,654 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71,702 t, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import quantity in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +255.2% | 47,719 t | 169,521 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 134,698 t | 47,719 t | 216,097 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 157,923 t | 110,635 t | 221,462 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,454 t | 181,218 t | 359,588 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Ireland?
- Urea — import quantity in Ireland was 319,654 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 359,588 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,719 t in 2002.
- How does Ireland rank for urea — import quantity?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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