A single facility in Qatar produces ten percent of the world's urea fertilizer
A single industrial facility in Qatar produces one-tenth of the global supply of urea, highlighting a precarious chokepoint in the international food system that relies on specific geographic regions.
Modern agriculture depends heavily on urea, a nitrogen-based fertilizer that helped drive the Green Revolution's massive increase in crop yields. Remarkably, 10% of the entire world's urea supply is produced at just one facility in Qatar. This concentration creates a significant global vulnerability, especially since 35% of all traded urea must pass through the narrow 21-mile Strait of Hormuz.
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