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Urea: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in urea totaled $20.4 billion (56.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Russia (16%), Oman (13%) and Qatar (9%); the top importers were Brazil (14%), India (10%) and the United States (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$20.4billion
Tonnes
56.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$363
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Russia$3.3 billion · 16%
    see destinations
  2. Oman$2.7 billion · 13.2%
    see destinations
  3. Qatar$1.8 billion · 8.8%
    see destinations
  4. Saudi Arabia$1.6 billion · 7.9%
    see destinations
  5. Egypt$1.5 billion · 7.2%
    see destinations
  6. Algeria$1 billion · 5%
  7. Nigeria$979 million · 4.8%
  8. United Arab Emirates$790 million · 3.9%
  9. Malaysia$765 million · 3.7%
  10. Indonesia$589 million · 2.9%
  11. Germany$528 million · 2.6%
  12. United States$457 million · 2.2%
  13. Brunei$402 million · 2%
  14. Netherlands$344 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  15. Turkmenistan$329 million · 1.6%
  16. Bahrain$294 million · 1.4%
  17. Canada$255 million · 1.3%
  18. Vietnam$251 million · 1.2%
  19. China$226 million · 1.1%
  20. Poland$225 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Brazil$2.9 billion · 14.3%
    see sources
  2. India$2.1 billion · 10.5%
    see sources
  3. United States$1.9 billion · 9.2%
    see sources
  4. Australia$1.4 billion · 7%
    see sources
  5. Thailand$913 million · 4.5%
  6. Turkey$856 million · 4.2%
  7. France$608 million · 3%
  8. Mexico$563 million · 2.8%
  9. Canada$516 million · 2.5%
  10. Poland$432 million · 2.1%
  11. Argentina$401 million · 2%
  12. Italy$355 million · 1.7%
  13. Philippines$332 million · 1.6%
  14. South Africa$323 million · 1.6%
  15. Spain$320 million · 1.6%
  16. South Korea$304 million · 1.5%
  17. United Kingdom$302 million · 1.5%
  18. Romania$238 million · 1.2%
  19. Colombia$225 million · 1.1%
  20. Chile$212 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

Russia has been the top exporter since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Russia 3.3
  • Oman 2.7
  • Qatar 1.8
  • Saudi Arabia 1.6
  • Egypt 1.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Russia0.843.3
Oman< 0.012.7
Qatar0.111.8
Saudi Arabia0.31.6
Egypt0.031.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 74% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $363

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$208
1996$192
1997$157
1998$123
1999$103
2000$143
2001$145
2002$139
2003$179
2004$231
2005$273
2006$252
2007$319
2008$477
2009$290
2010$317
2011$431
2012$435
2013$370
2014$354
2015$309
2016$242
2017$248
2018$285
2019$287
2020$261
2021$426
2022$696
2023$415
2024$363

What it includes

  • 310210 · subheading of heading 3102: Nitrogen fertilizers

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Sources and methodology

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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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