Urea — Import quantity in Palau
Palau: Urea — Import quantity was 2.93 t in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Import quantity in Palau, 2002–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2018, urea — import quantity in Palau stood at 2.93 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Palau peaked at 62.07 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.78 t, in 2005.
That places Palau 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Import quantity in Palau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 t | — |
| 2003 | 25 t | +400.0% |
| 2004 | 28.85 t | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 1.78 t | -93.8% |
| 2006 | 21.98 t | +1134.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4 t | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 5.74 t | -81.1% |
| 2009 | 39.97 t | +596.3% |
| 2010 | 7.26 t | -81.8% |
| 2011 | 39.99 t | +450.8% |
| 2012 | 29.6 t | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 62.07 t | +109.7% |
| 2014 | 57.25 t | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 34.9 t | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 42.43 t | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 4.07 t | -90.4% |
| 2018 | 2.93 t | -28.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2.93 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,863 t, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2.93 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,701 t, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import quantity in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1134.8% | 1.78 t | 21.98 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.84 t | 1.78 t | 39.97 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.17 t | 2.93 t | 62.07 t | 9 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 6.25 t compare
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 t compare
- 177 Greenland 3 t compare
- 179 Cook Islands 2 t compare
- 180 Aruba 1.62 t compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.31 t compare
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 4.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 53.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Palau?
- Urea — import quantity in Palau was 2.93 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 62.07 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 t in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for urea — import quantity?
- Palau ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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