Urea — Import value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Urea — Import value was 43,910 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import value in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — import value in Costa Rica is 43,910 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import value in Costa Rica peaked at 78,032 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,565 1000 USD, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 61st 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 value in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9,565 1000 USD | — |
| 2003 | 16,224 1000 USD | +69.6% |
| 2004 | 16,745 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 23,881 1000 USD | +42.6% |
| 2006 | 17,119 1000 USD | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 18,799 1000 USD | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 42,230 1000 USD | +124.6% |
| 2009 | 20,371 1000 USD | -51.8% |
| 2010 | 25,679 1000 USD | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 44,123 1000 USD | +71.8% |
| 2012 | 45,243 1000 USD | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39,307 1000 USD | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 32,985 1000 USD | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 26,159 1000 USD | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 30,208 1000 USD | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 27,395 1000 USD | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 32,248 1000 USD | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 31,390 1000 USD | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 29,782 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 39,751 1000 USD | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 78,032 1000 USD | +96.3% |
| 2023 | 39,688 1000 USD | -49.1% |
| 2024 | 43,910 1000 USD | +10.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 43,910 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,549 1000 USD, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 43,910 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,452 1000 USD, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,617 1000 USD | 9,565 1000 USD | 42,230 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 33,474 1000 USD | 25,679 1000 USD | 45,243 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,233 1000 USD | 29,782 1000 USD | 78,032 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % 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 -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import value in Costa Rica?
- Urea — import value in Costa Rica was 43,910 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 78,032 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest urea — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,565 1000 USD in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for urea — import value?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Import value. 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