Urea — Import quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Urea — Import quantity was 934,650 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in South Africa, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 934,650 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in South Africa peaked at 1.01 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 465,847 t, in 2003.
That places South Africa 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 573,606 t | 465,847 t | 707,333 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 788,670 t | 646,071 t | 923,762 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 899,946 t | 791,619 t | 1.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 18.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 69.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 87.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 83,928 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 12.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 12,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in South Africa?
- Urea — import quantity in South Africa was 934,650 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 465,847 t in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for urea — import quantity?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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