Urea — Production in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Urea — Production was 5.70 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.70 million t
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
6th
of 78 countries
All-time high
5.70 million t
in 2023
All-time low
2.62 million t
in 2004
Years of data
15
2002–2023

Urea — Production in Saudi Arabia, 2002–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M2002201220232002: 2.7M t2003: 2.7M t2004: 2.6M t2005: 2.9M t2006: 3.1M t2007: 3.8M t2008: 3.7M t2009: 3.5M t2010: 3.6M t2011: 3.6M t2012: 3.5M t2020: 5.5M t2021: 5.6M t2022: 5.6M t2023: 5.7M t

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Malaysia 7.58 million t compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 7.47 million t compare
  3. 5 Pakistan 6.44 million t compare
  4. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.03 million t compare
  5. 8 Canada 4.32 million t compare
  6. 9 Viet Nam 2.75 million t compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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

Indicator
Urea — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
79 places, 1,043 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

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