Urea — Production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Urea — Production was 1.12 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Production in Bangladesh, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — production in Bangladesh is 1.12 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 61.7% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — production in Bangladesh peaked at 2.06 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 556,000 t, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Urea — Production in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.80 million t | — |
| 2003 | 2.06 million t | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 1.99 million t | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.88 million t | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.73 million t | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million t | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million t | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million t | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million t | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 909,000 t | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 933,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million t | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 839,000 t | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 878,000 t | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million t | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 923,000 t | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 764,000 t | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 796,000 t | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million t | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 556,000 t | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 694,000 t | +24.8% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million t | +61.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.12 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79,185 t, 14.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 million t | 1.28 million t | 2.06 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 913,300 t | 764,000 t | 1.06 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 845,500 t | 556,000 t | 1.12 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % 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 -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — production in Bangladesh?
- Urea — production in Bangladesh was 1.12 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,000 t in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for urea — production?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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