Urea — Import quantity in Mexico
Mexico: Urea — Import quantity was 1.43 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, urea — import quantity in Mexico stood at 1.43 million t.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Mexico peaked at 1.64 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million t, in 2008.
Mexico ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.22 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.32 million t | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million t | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million t | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million t | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million t | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million t | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million t | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million t | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million t | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million t | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million t | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million t | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million t | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million t | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million t | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million t | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 1.64 million t | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million t | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million t | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million t | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 1.43 million t | -3.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.43 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,132 t, 156.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.43 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,931 t, 57.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 million t | 1.01 million t | 1.41 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million t | 1.15 million t | 1.62 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million t | 1.16 million t | 1.64 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 Australia 3.85 million t compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 66,758 t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 36,275 t compare
- 5 Thailand 2.64 million t compare
- 6 France 1.68 million t compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27,311 t compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,499 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,429 t compare
- 8 Poland 1.33 million t compare
- 9 Canada 1.30 million t compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 254.12 t compare
- 10 Argentina 1.05 million t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 122.59 t compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Mexico?
- Urea — import quantity in Mexico was 1.43 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million t in 2008.
- How does Mexico rank for urea — import quantity?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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