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Urea
Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound with chemical formula CO(NH2)2. This amide has two –NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl (C=O) functional group.
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Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound with chemical formula CO(NH2)2. This amide has two –NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl (C=O) functional group.
Urea serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals and is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals. It is a colorless, odorless solid, highly soluble in water, and practically non-toxic (LD50 is 15 g/kg for rats). Dissolved in water, it is neither acidic nor alkaline. The body uses it in many processes, most notably nitrogen excretion. The liver forms it by combining two ammonia molecules (NH3) with a carbon dioxide (CO2) molecule in the urea cycle. Urea is widely used in fertilizers as a source of nitrogen and is an important raw material for the chemical industry.
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Urea Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound with chemical formula CO(NH2)2. This amide has two –NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl (C=O) functional group.
Urea serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals and is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals. It is a colorless, odorless solid, highly soluble in water, and practically non-toxic (LD50 is 15 g/kg for rats). Dissolved in water, it is neither acidic nor alkaline. The body uses it in many processes, most notably nitrogen excretion. The liver forms it by combining two ammonia molecules (NH3) with a carbon dioxide (CO2) molecule in the urea cycle. Urea is widely used in fertilizers as a source of nitrogen and is an important raw material for the chemical industry.
Global Urea key players include QAFCO, Yara, KOCH, SABIC, OCI, etc. Global top five players hold a share about 20%.
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Asia-Pacifc is the largest market, with a share about 60%, followed by Europe and North America, having a total share about 30 percent.
In terms of product, Large Granule Urea is the largest segment, with a share about 76%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Agriculture, followed by Industry.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Urea market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (K MT), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/K MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Urea.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Urea Market by Company
QAFCO
Yara
KOCH
SABIC
OCI
Nutrien
EuroChem
Group DF
Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry
Rui Xing Group
Huajin Chemical Industries
Hualu-hengsheng
Sichuan Lutianhua
Lanhua Sci-tech
Yangmei Chemical
CF Industries
Shanxi Tianze
Zhonghai
Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.
China Coal Energy Company Limited
CNPC
Yunnan Yuntianhua
Yuanxing
Urea Segment by Type
Large Granule Urea
Small Granule Urea
Urea Segment by Application
Agriculture
Industry
Urea Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Urea market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Urea and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Urea.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Urea manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Urea by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Urea in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Large Granule Urea
- Small Granule Urea
Applications
- Agriculture
- Industry
Companies covered
- QAFCO
- Yara
- KOCH
- SABIC
- OCI
- Nutrien
- EuroChem
- Group DF
- Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry
- Rui Xing Group
- Huajin Chemical Industries
- Hualu-hengsheng
- Sichuan Lutianhua
- Lanhua Sci-tech
- Yangmei Chemical
- CF Industries
- Shanxi Tianze
- Zhonghai
- Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.
- China Coal Energy Company Limited
- CNPC
- Yunnan Yuntianhua
- Yuanxing
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Urea by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Large Granule Urea
- 2.2.3 Small Granule Urea
- 2.3 Urea by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Agriculture
- 2.3.3 Industry
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Urea Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Urea Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Urea Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Urea Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Urea Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Urea Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Urea Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Urea Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Urea Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Urea Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Urea Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Urea Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 QAFCO
- 4.1.1 QAFCO Urea Company Information
- 4.1.2 QAFCO Urea Business Overview
- 4.1.3 QAFCO Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 QAFCO Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 QAFCO Recent Developments
- 4.2 Yara
- 4.2.1 Yara Urea Company Information
- 4.2.2 Yara Urea Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Yara Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Yara Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Yara Recent Developments
- 4.3 KOCH
- 4.3.1 KOCH Urea Company Information
- 4.3.2 KOCH Urea Business Overview
- 4.3.3 KOCH Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 KOCH Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 KOCH Recent Developments
- 4.4 SABIC
- 4.4.1 SABIC Urea Company Information
- 4.4.2 SABIC Urea Business Overview
- 4.4.3 SABIC Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 SABIC Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 SABIC Recent Developments
- 4.5 OCI
- 4.5.1 OCI Urea Company Information
- 4.5.2 OCI Urea Business Overview
- 4.5.3 OCI Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 OCI Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 OCI Recent Developments
- 4.6 Nutrien
- 4.6.1 Nutrien Urea Company Information
- 4.6.2 Nutrien Urea Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Nutrien Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Nutrien Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Nutrien Recent Developments
- 4.7 EuroChem
- 4.7.1 EuroChem Urea Company Information
- 4.7.2 EuroChem Urea Business Overview
- 4.7.3 EuroChem Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 EuroChem Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 EuroChem Recent Developments
- 4.8 Group DF
- 4.8.1 Group DF Urea Company Information
- 4.8.2 Group DF Urea Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Group DF Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Group DF Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Group DF Recent Developments
- 4.9 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry
- 4.9.1 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Urea Company Information
- 4.9.2 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Urea Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Recent Developments
- 4.10 Rui Xing Group
- 4.10.1 Rui Xing Group Urea Company Information
- 4.10.2 Rui Xing Group Urea Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Rui Xing Group Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Rui Xing Group Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Rui Xing Group Recent Developments
- 4.11 Huajin Chemical Industries
- 4.11.1 Huajin Chemical Industries Urea Company Information
- 4.11.2 Huajin Chemical Industries Urea Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Huajin Chemical Industries Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Huajin Chemical Industries Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Huajin Chemical Industries Recent Developments
- 4.12 Hualu-hengsheng
- 4.12.1 Hualu-hengsheng Urea Company Information
- 4.12.2 Hualu-hengsheng Urea Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Hualu-hengsheng Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Hualu-hengsheng Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Hualu-hengsheng Recent Developments
- 4.13 Sichuan Lutianhua
- 4.13.1 Sichuan Lutianhua Urea Company Information
- 4.13.2 Sichuan Lutianhua Urea Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Sichuan Lutianhua Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Sichuan Lutianhua Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Sichuan Lutianhua Recent Developments
- 4.14 Lanhua Sci-tech
- 4.14.1 Lanhua Sci-tech Urea Company Information
- 4.14.2 Lanhua Sci-tech Urea Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Lanhua Sci-tech Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Lanhua Sci-tech Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Lanhua Sci-tech Recent Developments
- 4.15 Yangmei Chemical
- 4.15.1 Yangmei Chemical Urea Company Information
- 4.15.2 Yangmei Chemical Urea Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Yangmei Chemical Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Yangmei Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Yangmei Chemical Recent Developments
- 4.16 CF Industries
- 4.16.1 CF Industries Urea Company Information
- 4.16.2 CF Industries Urea Business Overview
- 4.16.3 CF Industries Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 CF Industries Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 CF Industries Recent Developments
- 4.17 Shanxi Tianze
- 4.17.1 Shanxi Tianze Urea Company Information
- 4.17.2 Shanxi Tianze Urea Business Overview
- 4.17.3 Shanxi Tianze Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 Shanxi Tianze Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 Shanxi Tianze Recent Developments
- 4.18 Zhonghai
- 4.18.1 Zhonghai Urea Company Information
- 4.18.2 Zhonghai Urea Business Overview
- 4.18.3 Zhonghai Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 Zhonghai Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 Zhonghai Recent Developments
- 4.19 Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.
- 4.19.1 Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. Urea Company Information
- 4.19.2 Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. Urea Business Overview
- 4.19.3 Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.19.4 Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. Product Portfolio
- 4.19.5 Henan Xinlianxin Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
- 4.20 China Coal Energy Company Limited
- 4.20.1 China Coal Energy Company Limited Urea Company Information
- 4.20.2 China Coal Energy Company Limited Urea Business Overview
- 4.20.3 China Coal Energy Company Limited Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.20.4 China Coal Energy Company Limited Product Portfolio
- 4.20.5 China Coal Energy Company Limited Recent Developments
- 4.21 CNPC
- 4.21.1 CNPC Urea Company Information
- 4.21.2 CNPC Urea Business Overview
- 4.21.3 CNPC Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.21.4 CNPC Product Portfolio
- 4.21.5 CNPC Recent Developments
- 4.22 Yunnan Yuntianhua
- 4.22.1 Yunnan Yuntianhua Urea Company Information
- 4.22.2 Yunnan Yuntianhua Urea Business Overview
- 4.22.3 Yunnan Yuntianhua Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.22.4 Yunnan Yuntianhua Product Portfolio
- 4.22.5 Yunnan Yuntianhua Recent Developments
- 4.23 Yuanxing
- 4.23.1 Yuanxing Urea Company Information
- 4.23.2 Yuanxing Urea Business Overview
- 4.23.3 Yuanxing Urea Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.23.4 Yuanxing Product Portfolio
- 4.23.5 Yuanxing Recent Developments
5 Global Urea Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Urea Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Urea Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Urea Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Urea Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Urea Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Urea Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Urea Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Urea Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Urea Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Urea Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Urea Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Urea Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Urea Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Urea Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Urea Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Urea Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Urea Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Urea Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Urea Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Urea Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Urea Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Urea Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Urea Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Urea Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Urea Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Urea Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Urea Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Urea Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Urea Production by Type (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Urea Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Urea Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Urea Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Urea Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Urea Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Urea Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Urea Production by Application (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 8.1.2 Global Urea Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Urea Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Urea Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Urea Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Urea Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Urea Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Urea Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Urea Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Urea Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Urea Distributors
- 9.2.3 Urea Customers
10 Global Urea Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Urea Industry Trends
- 10.2 Urea Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Urea Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Urea Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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