Urea — Production in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Urea — Production was 1.95 million t in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Production in United Arab Emirates, 2002–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.95 million t for urea — production in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 205.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — production in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.95 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 458,000 t, in 2009.
United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Production in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 619,000 t | — |
| 2003 | 654,000 t | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 630,000 t | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 575,000 t | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 639,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 641,000 t | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 618,000 t | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 458,000 t | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 688,000 t | +50.2% |
| 2011 | 705,000 t | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 628,000 t | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million t | +113.7% |
| 2014 | 1.95 million t | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million t | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.95 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,385 t, 306.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.95 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 751,199 t, 2.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Production in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +113.7% | 628,000 t | 1.34 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 604,250 t | 458,000 t | 654,000 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million t | 628,000 t | 1.95 million t | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -80.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -85.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.87 % 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 1.89 % 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Urea — production in United Arab Emirates was 1.95 million t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 458,000 t in 2009.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for urea — production?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2016.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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