Urea Market Report 2026

Urea Market Overview

• Urea market size has reached to $48.95 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $59.19 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% • Growth Driver: Growing Agriculture Sector's Impact On Urea Market • Market Trend: Strategic Partnerships For Higher Farm Production • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025 and South America is the fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Urea Market?

Urea refers to a safe, practical substance with a long history. It is a naturally occurring chemical formed by the metabolism of proteins and is widely distributed in mammalian urine. The various grades of urea include fertilizer grade, feed grade and technical grade. Technical grade urea is urea that is produced and utilized for industrial applications other than fertilizer. The technologies involved include stamicarbon technology, snamprgetti or saipen technology and conventional technologies for use in applications such as fertilizer, urea-formaldehyde (UF) and melamine resins, melamine (cyanurates), animal feed and other applications in end-user industries including agriculture, chemical, automotive, medical and other end-user industries.

What Is The Urea Market Growth Forecast?

The urea market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $59.19 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for sustainable fertilizers, rising adoption of urea-based emission reduction solutions, expansion of industrial chemical applications, growing investments in efficient production technologies, increasing focus on controlled-release fertilizers. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing demand for high-purity urea products, rising adoption in industrial applications, growing use in emission control systems, expansion of granular and liquid urea forms, enhanced production efficiency optimization.

Global Urea Market Segmentation

1) By Grade: Fertilizer Grade, Feed Grade, Technical Grade 2) By Technology: Stamicarbon Technology, SnamProgetti Or Saipem Technology, Conventional Technologies, Other Technologies 3) By Application: Fertilizer, Urea Formaldehyde (UF) and Melamine Resins, Melamine (Cyanurates), Animal Feed, Other Applications 4) By End-User: Agriculture, Chemical, Automotive, Medical, Other End-Users Subsegments: 1) By Fertilizer Grade: Granular Urea, Prilled Urea, Liquid Urea 2) By Feed Grade: Urea For Ruminants, Urea For Non-Ruminants 3) By Technical Grade: Industrial Urea, Pharmaceutical Urea

What Is The Driver Of The Urea Market?

The growing agriculture sector is expected to propel the growth of the urea market going forward. Agriculture refers to the art and science of soil cultivation, crop production, and livestock. Urea is an important type of agricultural fertilizer in the agriculture industry that is used to enhance plant growth and increase crop yields. Urea can aid in promoting growth and raising crop yields by giving plants an easily accessible source of nitrogen. For instance, in January 2025, according the United States Department of Agriculture, a US-based government organization, reported that Sorghum grain production in 2024 is estimated at 344 million bushels, representing an 8% increase compared to 2023. Therefore, the growing agriculture sector is driving the growth of the urea industry.

What Is The Driver Of The Urea Market?

The growing agriculture sector is expected to propel the growth of the urea market going forward. Agriculture refers to the art and science of soil cultivation, crop production, and livestock. Urea is an important type of agricultural fertilizer in the agriculture industry that is used to enhance plant growth and increase crop yields. Urea can aid in promoting growth and raising crop yields by giving plants an easily accessible source of nitrogen. For instance, in January 2025, according the United States Department of Agriculture, a US-based government organization, reported that Sorghum grain production in 2024 is estimated at 344 million bushels, representing an 8% increase compared to 2023. Therefore, the growing agriculture sector is driving the growth of the urea industry.

Global Urea Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the urea market are adopting a strategic partnership approach to help farmers achieve higher production in a sustainable and cost-effective manner. Strategic partnerships refer to a process in which companies leverage each other's strengths and resources to achieve mutual benefits and success. For instance, in September 2023, SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company, a Saudi Arabia-based fertilizer company partnered with ADM, a US-based food processing and commodities trading corporation, and BiOWiSH Technologies, a US-based company that develops and manufactures products for environmental management, agribusiness, and consumer products. With this partnership, they introduced biologically enhanced urea fertilizer with lower greenhouse gas emissions, powered by BiOWiSH technology, thereby promoting sustainability in agriculture. The 50,000-acre pilot project in the midwestern United States for the 2023 growing season aims to collect data on emission reductions, supporting SABIC AN's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050 and contributing to the advancement of environmentally friendly practices in the urea market.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Urea Market?

In September 2025, Adecoagro S.A., a Luxembourg-based agribusiness company, acquired a 50% stake in Profertil S.A. for approximately $600 million. With this acquisition, Adecoagro intends to solidify and expand its footprint in the global urea and nitrogen-fertilizer market by integrating one of South America’s most cost-efficient nitrogen producers into its portfolio, thereby strengthening its supply-chain control and production capacity. Profertil S.A. is an Argentina-based producer of granular urea and ammonia supplying around 60% of the country’s urea consumption.

Regional Insights

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the urea market in 2025.South America is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global urea market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

What Defines the Urea Market?

The urea market consists of sales of urea in the form of granules, prills and pellets. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

What Key Data and Analysis Are Included in the Urea Market Report 2026?

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