Urea — Production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Urea — Production was 7.58 million t in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Production in Malaysia, 2002–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — production in Malaysia is 7.58 million t, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 316.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — production in Malaysia peaked at 7.58 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 996,000 t, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Production in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.21 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.11 million t | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 996,000 t | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.29 million t | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million t | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million t | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.82 million t | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 2.10 million t | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 2.20 million t | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.72 million t | +69.1% |
| 2020 | 4.08 million t | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 5.84 million t | +43.1% |
| 2022 | 7.58 million t | +29.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 7.58 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.25 t, 74908.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 7.58 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 158,356 t, 47.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 million t | 996,000 t | 1.82 million t | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.67 million t | 2.10 million t | 3.72 million t | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.83 million t | 4.08 million t | 7.58 million t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 India 30.64 million t compare
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.03 million t compare
- 2 Russian Federation 10.88 million t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 2.75 million t compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 879,102 t compare
- 4 Indonesia 7.47 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 422,430 t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 347,260 t compare
- 5 Pakistan 6.44 million t compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 5.70 million t compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 40,000 t compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — production in Malaysia?
- Urea — production in Malaysia was 7.58 million t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 996,000 t in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for urea — production?
- Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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