Urea — Production in Kuwait
Kuwait: Urea — Production was 823,000 t in 2016. ▲ Rising
Urea — Production in Kuwait, 2002–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 823,000 t for urea — production in 2016.
That represents a change of down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — production in Kuwait peaked at 994,000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 555,000 t, in 2002.
Kuwait ranks 15th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Urea — Production in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 555,000 t | — |
| 2003 | 762,000 t | +37.3% |
| 2004 | 732,000 t | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 814,000 t | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 990,000 t | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 922,000 t | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 962,000 t | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 734,000 t | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 965,000 t | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 945,000 t | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 875,000 t | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 994,000 t | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 823,000 t | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 823,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 823,000 t | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 823,000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,385 t, 128.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 823,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 751,199 t, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 808,875 t | 555,000 t | 990,000 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 892,571 t | 823,000 t | 994,000 t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — production in Kuwait?
- Urea — production in Kuwait was 823,000 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 994,000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,000 t in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for urea — production?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2016.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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