Urea — Import quantity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Urea — Import quantity was 354,861 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import quantity in Uruguay, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — import quantity in Uruguay is 354,861 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Uruguay peaked at 354,861 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,508 t, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 28th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65,508 t | — |
| 2003 | 93,140 t | +42.2% |
| 2004 | 110,123 t | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 70,689 t | -35.8% |
| 2006 | 105,682 t | +49.5% |
| 2007 | 143,012 t | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 123,091 t | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 172,097 t | +39.8% |
| 2010 | 180,509 t | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 236,948 t | +31.3% |
| 2012 | 234,862 t | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 225,477 t | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 201,261 t | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 165,988 t | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 225,383 t | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 211,037 t | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 246,354 t | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 259,698 t | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 294,819 t | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 331,794 t | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 327,695 t | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 309,965 t | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 354,861 t | +14.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 354,861 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 62,863 t, 5.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 354,861 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,931 t, 14.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110,418 t | 65,508 t | 172,097 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 218,752 t | 165,988 t | 259,698 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 323,827 t | 294,819 t | 354,861 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import quantity in Uruguay?
- Urea — import quantity in Uruguay was 354,861 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 354,861 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,508 t in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for urea — import quantity?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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