Urea — Import value in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Urea — Import value was 1.85 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urea — Import value in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 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 Northern America (excluding intra-trade) is 1.85 million 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import value in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 3.35 million 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 213,824 1000 USD, in 2002.
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import value in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 213,824 1000 USD | — |
| 2003 | 580,286 1000 USD | +171.4% |
| 2004 | 617,832 1000 USD | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million 1000 USD | +84.9% |
| 2006 | 912,995 1000 USD | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million 1000 USD | +98.3% |
| 2008 | 2.34 million 1000 USD | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 959,711 1000 USD | -58.9% |
| 2010 | 1.75 million 1000 USD | +82.4% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million 1000 USD | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.86 million 1000 USD | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 2.38 million 1000 USD | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 2.84 million 1000 USD | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million 1000 USD | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million 1000 USD | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 1.37 million 1000 USD | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million 1000 USD | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million 1000 USD | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million 1000 USD | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 2.53 million 1000 USD | +132.7% |
| 2022 | 3.35 million 1000 USD | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million 1000 USD | -42.9% |
| 2024 | 1.85 million 1000 USD | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 million 1000 USD | 213,824 1000 USD | 2.34 million 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million 1000 USD | 1.36 million 1000 USD | 2.86 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million 1000 USD | 1.09 million 1000 USD | 3.35 million 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 58,794 1000 USD compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 1.65 million 1000 USD compare
- 4 Australia 1.45 million 1000 USD compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 23,387 1000 USD compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 13,800 1000 USD compare
- 5 Thailand 971,126 1000 USD compare
- 6 France 607,653 1000 USD compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,186 1000 USD compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,944 1000 USD compare
- 7 Mexico 535,084 1000 USD compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,388 1000 USD compare
- 8 Canada 518,342 1000 USD compare
- 9 Ethiopia 489,132 1000 USD compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 324.77 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — import value in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Urea — import value in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 1.85 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import value recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 million 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest urea — import value recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,824 1000 USD in 2002.
- How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for urea — import value?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import value rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 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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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