Urea — Import quantity in Suriname
Suriname: Urea — Import quantity was 9,132 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Suriname, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 9,132 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 50.7% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Suriname peaked at 18,516 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,071 t, in 2013.
Suriname ranks 108th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Suriname, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8,396 t | — |
| 2003 | 11,151 t | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 13,089 t | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 7,583 t | -42.1% |
| 2006 | 12,598 t | +66.1% |
| 2007 | 7,867 t | -37.6% |
| 2008 | 15,869 t | +101.7% |
| 2009 | 9,576 t | -39.7% |
| 2010 | 10,138 t | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 9,185 t | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 4,399 t | -52.1% |
| 2013 | 2,071 t | -52.9% |
| 2014 | 12,869 t | +521.4% |
| 2015 | 13,142 t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 12,267 t | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 16,309 t | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 14,130 t | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 8,322 t | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 16,746 t | +101.2% |
| 2021 | 12,903 t | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 6,640 t | -48.5% |
| 2023 | 18,516 t | +178.9% |
| 2024 | 9,132 t | -50.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 9,132 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,132 t, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 9,132 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,931 t, 37% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import quantity in Suriname 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 | +521.4% | 2,071 t | 12,869 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,766 t | 7,583 t | 15,869 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 10,283 t | 2,071 t | 16,309 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,788 t | 6,640 t | 18,516 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Suriname?
- Urea — import quantity in Suriname was 9,132 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 18,516 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,071 t in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for urea — import quantity?
- Suriname ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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