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 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
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
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (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 78 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