Urea — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Urea — Production is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 30.64 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 405,784 t, and the mean is 1.96 million t.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 2,168.6%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 100.0%).
Urea — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 30.64 million t | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.03 million t | 2016 | up 376.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 10.88 million t | 2024 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 2.75 million t | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 7.58 million t | 2022 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 879,102 t | 2015 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 7.47 million t | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 422,430 t | 2024 | up 74.0% | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 6.44 million t | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 347,260 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 5.70 million t | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 40,000 t | 2013 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 4.32 million t | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 2.14 million t | 2018 | down 57.5% | flat |
| 9 | Ukraine | 2.05 million t | 2021 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 10 | Oman | 2.04 million t | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 1.95 million t | 2016 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 1.42 million t | 2017 | up 1,941.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 1.17 million t | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 15 | Kuwait | 823,000 t | 2016 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 806,678 t | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 17 | Belarus | 762,831 t | 2020 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 18 | Bahrain | 751,199 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 19 | Libya | 602,000 t | 2008 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 572,801 t | 2024 | up 311.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 515,415 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 470,003 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 389,137 t | 2011 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 24 | Japan | 352,230 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 326,963 t | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 294,637 t | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 238,852 t | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 28 | Myanmar | 158,356 t | 2020 | up 348.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 149,620 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | 88,924 t | 2024 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 55,737 t | 2022 | up 254.7% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 51,002 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 31,340 t | 2016 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 12,477 t | 2023 | up 2,168.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Qatar | 6,385 t | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 1,647 t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 1,466 t | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 38 | New Caledonia | 334 t | 2021 | — | falling |
| 39 | China, Taiwan Province of | 181 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 101.25 t | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Morocco | 14 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Brazil | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 5.93 million t
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