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Where does the United States get its urea? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $1.9 billion of urea (5.1 million tonnes), 9.2% of the world total. Its main sources were Russia (24%), Qatar (19%) and Canada (14%). The United States was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of urea.

Summary

Value
$1.9billion
Tonnes
5.1million tonnes
Share of world total
9.2%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Russia458Tonnes: 1,285,700USD per tonne: $35624.4%Sea
Qatar362Tonnes: 1,035,214USD per tonne: $35019.3%Sea
Canada254Tonnes: 584,968USD per tonne: $43413.6%Sea
Saudi Arabia162Tonnes: 485,777USD per tonne: $3338.6%Sea
Algeria157Tonnes: 456,225USD per tonne: $3448.4%Sea
Nigeria121Tonnes: 335,967USD per tonne: $3616.5%Sea
Oman93.8Tonnes: 262,711USD per tonne: $3575%Sea
United Arab Emirates57.1Tonnes: 136,008USD per tonne: $4203.1%Sea
Egypt51.9Tonnes: 118,784USD per tonne: $4372.8%Sea
Trinidad and Tobago45.8Tonnes: 119,373USD per tonne: $3832.4%Sea
Netherlands re-exports33.1Tonnes: 135,877USD per tonne: $2431.8%Sea
Malaysia27.5Tonnes: 76,559USD per tonne: $3601.5%Sea
Turkmenistan10.4Tonnes: 27,416USD per tonne: $3800.56%Sea
Germany10.1Tonnes: 11,344USD per tonne: $8880.54%Sea
Indonesia10Tonnes: 17,645USD per tonne: $5690.54%Sea
Brunei9.7Tonnes: 25,500USD per tonne: $3810.52%Sea
Japan2.6Tonnes: 3,660USD per tonne: $7050.14%Sea
Bahrain2Tonnes: 14,655USD per tonne: $1330.1%Sea
Azerbaijan1.5Tonnes: 4,338USD per tonne: $3410.08%Sea
China0.91Tonnes: 1,407USD per tonne: $6500.05%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Russia has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Russia 458
  • Qatar 362
  • Canada 254
  • Saudi Arabia 162
  • Algeria 157

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Russia6.7458
Qatar0362
Canada212254
Saudi Arabia35.1162
Algeria0157

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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