Urea — Import value in Gabon
Gabon: Urea — Import value was 1,516 1000 USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import value in Gabon, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1,516 1000 USD for urea — import value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import value in Gabon peaked at 1,516 1000 USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.87 1000 USD, in 2003.
Gabon ranks 126th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Urea — Import value in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 152.26 1000 USD | — |
| 2003 | 40.87 1000 USD | -73.2% |
| 2004 | 225.59 1000 USD | +452.0% |
| 2005 | 595.74 1000 USD | +164.1% |
| 2006 | 725.77 1000 USD | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 899.6 1000 USD | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 943.04 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 763.1 1000 USD | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 760.75 1000 USD | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 202.52 1000 USD | -73.4% |
| 2012 | 1,165 1000 USD | +475.1% |
| 2013 | 1,313 1000 USD | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1,000 1000 USD | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 677.83 1000 USD | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 826.68 1000 USD | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 599.81 1000 USD | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 609.34 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 656.02 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 644.8 1000 USD | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 795.87 1000 USD | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 1,250 1000 USD | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 1,516 1000 USD | +21.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,516 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,492 1000 USD, 34% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,516 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,524 1000 USD, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Import value in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +475.1% | 202.52 1000 USD | 1,165 1000 USD |
| 2004 | +452.0% | 40.87 1000 USD | 225.59 1000 USD |
| 2005 | +164.1% | 225.59 1000 USD | 595.74 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 543.25 1000 USD | 40.87 1000 USD | 943.04 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 781.08 1000 USD | 202.52 1000 USD | 1,313 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,052 1000 USD | 644.8 1000 USD | 1,516 1000 USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import value in Gabon?
- Urea — import value in Gabon was 1,516 1000 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import value recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,516 1000 USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest urea — import value recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.87 1000 USD in 2003.
- How does Gabon rank for urea — import value?
- Gabon ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is urea — import value rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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