Urea — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Urea — Production was 5.93 million t in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.93 million t
Change on year
up 13.8%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
6.32 million t
in 2020
All-time low
2.40 million t
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Urea — Production in United States of America, 2008–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M2008201520222008: 2.6M t2009: 2.7M t2010: 2.6M t2011: 2.8M t2012: 2.7M t2013: 3.0M t2014: 2.4M t2015: 2.6M t2016: 3.4M t2017: 4.7M t2018: 5.9M t2019: 6.1M t2020: 6.3M t2021: 5.2M t2022: 5.9M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 5.93 million t for urea — production in 2022.

The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urea — production in United States of America peaked at 6.32 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million t, in 2014.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Urea — Production in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Urea — Production in United States of America, 2008 to 2022.
Year t Change
2008 2.59 million t
2009 2.75 million t +5.9%
2010 2.64 million t -4.0%
2011 2.80 million t +6.3%
2012 2.75 million t -2.1%
2013 3.03 million t +10.4%
2014 2.40 million t -20.9%
2015 2.61 million t +8.9%
2016 3.39 million t +29.8%
2017 4.73 million t +39.8%
2018 5.87 million t +24.1%
2019 6.13 million t +4.4%
2020 6.32 million t +3.1%
2021 5.21 million t -17.6%
2022 5.93 million t +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.67 million t 2.59 million t 2.75 million t 2
2010s 3.64 million t 2.40 million t 6.13 million t 10
2020s 5.82 million t 5.21 million t 6.32 million t 3

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 India 30.64 million t compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 10.88 million t compare
  3. 3 Malaysia 7.58 million t compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 7.47 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urea — production in United States of America?
Urea — production in United States of America was 5.93 million t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest urea — production recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 6.32 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest urea — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million t in 2014.
How does United States of America rank for urea — production?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2022.
Is urea — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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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
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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