Urea — Production in Argentina
Argentina: Urea — Production was 806,678 t in 2021. ▼ Falling
Urea — Production in Argentina, 2004–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 806,678 t for urea — production in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — production in Argentina peaked at 1.43 million t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 806,678 t, in 2021.
That places Argentina 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 million t | 882,497 t | 1.43 million t | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million t | 869,000 t | 1.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 966,874 t | 806,678 t | 1.13 million t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.29 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,371 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 39.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 31,863 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,094 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 57.97 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 46,842 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — production in Argentina?
- Urea — production in Argentina was 806,678 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million t in 2006.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 806,678 t in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for urea — production?
- Argentina ranks 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Production. 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