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 16th out of 72 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.
Urea — Production in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.36 million t | — |
| 2005 | 1.25 million t | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million t | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million t | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 882,497 t | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million t | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 941,549 t | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million t | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million t | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 947,737 t | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 869,000 t | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million t | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million t | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 877,778 t | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million t | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million t | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 806,678 t | -28.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 806,678 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.25 t, 7967.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % 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 0.8286 % change on previous year (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 16th out of 72 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