Urea — Import quantity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Urea — Import quantity was 157,083 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Import quantity in Malaysia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 157,083 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Malaysia peaked at 430,928 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 106,196 t, in 2002.
That places Malaysia 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 106,196 t | — |
| 2003 | 214,718 t | +102.2% |
| 2004 | 353,892 t | +64.8% |
| 2005 | 298,335 t | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 271,244 t | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 363,737 t | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 420,622 t | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 204,170 t | -51.5% |
| 2010 | 338,810 t | +65.9% |
| 2011 | 318,916 t | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 316,014 t | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 394,609 t | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 430,928 t | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 362,128 t | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 389,575 t | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 385,522 t | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 338,780 t | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 250,720 t | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 212,659 t | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 231,382 t | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 245,536 t | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 205,448 t | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 157,083 t | -23.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 157,083 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,132 t, 17.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 157,083 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,701 t, 92.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 279,114 t | 106,196 t | 420,622 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 352,600 t | 250,720 t | 430,928 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,422 t | 157,083 t | 245,536 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Malaysia?
- Urea — import quantity in Malaysia was 157,083 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 430,928 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,196 t in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for urea — import quantity?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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