Urea — Import quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Urea — Import quantity was 3,822 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Import quantity in Jamaica, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 3,822 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Jamaica peaked at 7,937 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,901 t, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 118th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6,986 t | — |
| 2003 | 7,937 t | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 7,133 t | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 2,855 t | -60.0% |
| 2006 | 3,143 t | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 6,193 t | +97.1% |
| 2008 | 4,061 t | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 2,358 t | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 3,168 t | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 2,468 t | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 5,761 t | +133.5% |
| 2013 | 2,064 t | -64.2% |
| 2014 | 3,155 t | +52.8% |
| 2015 | 2,784 t | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 2,291 t | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 3,540 t | +54.5% |
| 2018 | 5,851 t | +65.3% |
| 2019 | 2,707 t | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 1,901 t | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 2,023 t | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 2,001 t | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,002 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,822 t | +90.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3,822 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,132 t, 42% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 3,822 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,931 t, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,083 t | 2,358 t | 7,937 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,379 t | 2,064 t | 5,851 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,350 t | 1,901 t | 3,822 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Jamaica?
- Urea — import quantity in Jamaica was 3,822 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,937 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,901 t in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for urea — import quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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