Urea — Import quantity in Maldives
Maldives: Urea — Import quantity was 45.73 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Import quantity in Maldives, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 45.73 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Maldives peaked at 62.44 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9 t, in 2013.
Maldives ranks 163rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Import quantity in Maldives, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.56 t | — |
| 2003 | 14.54 t | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 23.35 t | +60.6% |
| 2005 | 16.33 t | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 11.75 t | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9 t | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 21.55 t | +67.1% |
| 2009 | 38.55 t | +78.9% |
| 2010 | 17.25 t | -55.3% |
| 2011 | 26.68 t | +54.7% |
| 2012 | 37.92 t | +42.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9 t | -92.4% |
| 2014 | 26.95 t | +829.3% |
| 2015 | 30.56 t | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 25.57 t | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 3.42 t | -86.6% |
| 2018 | 5.97 t | +74.6% |
| 2019 | 34.11 t | +471.4% |
| 2020 | 47.5 t | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 30.75 t | -35.3% |
| 2022 | 45.44 t | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 62.44 t | +37.4% |
| 2024 | 45.73 t | -26.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 45.73 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,132 t, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 45.73 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 190,780 t, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import quantity in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +829.3% | 2.9 t | 26.95 t |
| 2019 | +471.4% | 5.97 t | 34.11 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.94 t | 11.75 t | 38.55 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.13 t | 2.9 t | 37.92 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.37 t | 30.75 t | 62.44 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Maldives?
- Urea — import quantity in Maldives was 45.73 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 62.44 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 t in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for urea — import quantity?
- Maldives ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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