Urea — Production in Colombia
Colombia: Urea — Production was 294,637 t in 2016. ▲ Rising
Urea — Production in Colombia, 2005–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2016, urea — production in Colombia stood at 294,637 t.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — production in Colombia peaked at 356,472 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 200,139 t, in 2005.
That places Colombia 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Urea — Production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 200,139 t | — |
| 2006 | 291,750 t | +45.8% |
| 2007 | 281,779 t | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 225,317 t | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 356,472 t | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 291,002 t | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 291,429 t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 307,815 t | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 282,610 t | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 270,519 t | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 293,112 t | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 294,637 t | +0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 294,637 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.25 t, 2910.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 271,091 t | 200,139 t | 356,472 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 290,161 t | 270,519 t | 307,815 t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — production in Colombia?
- Urea — production in Colombia was 294,637 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 356,472 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,139 t in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for urea — production?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2016.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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