Urea — Production in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Urea — Production was 5.70 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Urea — Production in Saudi Arabia, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — production in Saudi Arabia is 5.70 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — production in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5.70 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million t, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Urea — Production in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.71 million t | — |
| 2003 | 2.71 million t | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.62 million t | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.85 million t | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 3.10 million t | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 3.85 million t | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 3.65 million t | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.46 million t | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.60 million t | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.56 million t | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.47 million t | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.50 million t | +58.5% |
| 2021 | 5.60 million t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.60 million t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.70 million t | +1.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5.70 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,385 t, 892.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5.70 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 751,199 t, 7.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Production in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +58.5% | 3.47 million t | 5.50 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.12 million t | 2.62 million t | 3.85 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.54 million t | 3.47 million t | 3.60 million t | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.60 million t | 5.50 million t | 5.70 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 3 Malaysia 7.58 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 Syrian Arab Republic 40,000 t compare
- 7 Canada 4.32 million t compare
- 8 Egypt 2.14 million t compare
- 9 Ukraine 2.05 million t compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Urea — production in Saudi Arabia was 5.70 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.70 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 million t in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for urea — production?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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