Lok Sabha Question No. 2408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Average Annual Price of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2408 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026

## Average Annual Price of Urea

## 2408.  Shri K Radhakrishnan:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the average annual price per kg of urea, DAP and MOP, respectively, during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (b) the details of the annual usage of the said fertilizers during the last five years, yearwise, category-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a): The MRP of Urea during the last five years is Rs.242 per 45 kg bag of Urea (exclusive of Central/State levies/GST and charges towards neem coating). Accordingly, the per kg rate of urea comes out to be Rs.5.37.

The average MRP (in Rs. Per 50 Kg bag) of major P&K fertilizers viz., DAP, MOP are as under:

| Product Name   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26 (as on January, 2026) |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
| DAP            |   1250    |   1250    |   1350    |   1350    |   1350    |                         1350    |
| MOP            |    893.63 |   1166.92 |   1707.17 |   1699.39 |   1557.56 |                         1700.23 |

- (b): The availability of fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP and MOP has remained adequate across the country during the last five years. The information regarding sales of these fertilizers during the said period is placed at Annexure .

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2408 for answering on 13.02.2026 ANNEXURE   |                     |                     |                     |
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| S.N                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          | 2023-24                                                                                                                  | 2023-24                                                                                                                  | 2023-24                                                                                                                  | 2022-23                                                                                                                  | 2022-23                                                                                                                  | 2022-23                                                                                                                  | 2021-22                                                                                                                  | 2021-22                                                                                                                  | 2021-22                                                                                                                  | fig. in LMT 2020-21                                                                                                      | fig. in LMT 2020-21 | fig. in LMT 2020-21 | fig. in LMT 2020-21 |
| o State                                                                                                                  | UREA                                                                                                                     | DAP                                                                                                                      | MOP                                                                                                                      | UREA                                                                                                                     | DAP                                                                                                                      | MOP                                                                                                                      | UREA                                                                                                                     | DAP                                                                                                                      | MOP                                                                                                                      | UREA                                                                                                                     | DAP                                                                                                                      | MOP                                                                                                                      | UREA                                                                                                                     | DAP                 | MOP                 |                     |
| 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                         | 15.70                                                                                                                    | 4.34                                                                                                                     | 1.71                                                                                                                     | 14.99                                                                                                                    | 4.20                                                                                                                     | 1.31                                                                                                                     | 15.87                                                                                                                    | 4.64                                                                                                                     | 1.18                                                                                                                     | 14.83                                                                                                                    | 3.60                                                                                                                     | 1.78                                                                                                                     | 15.92                                                                                                                    | 4.21                | 2.94                |                     |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 4 Assam                                                                                                                  | 4.10                                                                                                                     | 0.62                                                                                                                     | 0.57                                                                                                                     | 3.73                                                                                                                     | 0.72                                                                                                                     | 0.44                                                                                                                     | 3.56                                                                                                                     | 0.63                                                                                                                     | 0.47                                                                                                                     | 3.60                                                                                                                     | 0.52                                                                                                                     | 0.55                                                                                                                     | 3.46                                                                                                                     | 0.79                | 0.80                |                     |
| 5 Bihar                                                                                                                  | 25.60                                                                                                                    | 5.83                                                                                                                     | 1.84                                                                                                                     | 23.24                                                                                                                    | 6.51                                                                                                                     | 1.39                                                                                                                     | 21.96                                                                                                                    | 5.66                                                                                                                     | 1.26                                                                                                                     | 21.53                                                                                                                    | 5.52                                                                                                                     | 1.38                                                                                                                     | 23.30                                                                                                                    | 8.12                | 2.61                |                     |
| 6 Chandigarh                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 7 Chhattisgarh                                                                                                           | 10.07                                                                                                                    | 3.83                                                                                                                     | 0.76                                                                                                                     | 8.99                                                                                                                     | 4.34                                                                                                                     | 0.60                                                                                                                     | 8.38                                                                                                                     | 3.14                                                                                                                     | 0.56                                                                                                                     | 8.00                                                                                                                     | 3.53                                                                                                                     | 0.83                                                                                                                     | 9.17                                                                                                                     | 4.51                | 1.12                |                     |
| 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.01                | 0.00                |                     |
| 9 Daman and Diu                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 10 Delhi                                                                                                                 | 0.40                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.32                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.28                                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.26                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.22                                                                                                                     | 0.04                | 0.00                |                     |
| 11 Goa                                                                                                                   | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.01                |                     |
| 12 Gujarat                                                                                                               | 24.23                                                                                                                    | 5.42                                                                                                                     | 0.92                                                                                                                     | 24.30                                                                                                                    | 6.29                                                                                                                     | 0.80                                                                                                                     | 24.73                                                                                                                    | 6.10                                                                                                                     | 0.81                                                                                                                     | 21.90                                                                                                                    | 5.00                                                                                                                     | 1.09                                                                                                                     | 23.82                                                                                                                    | 6.55                | 1.51                |                     |
| 13 Haryana                                                                                                               | 22.65                                                                                                                    | 5.34                                                                                                                     | 0.47                                                                                                                     | 21.77                                                                                                                    | 5.83                                                                                                                     | 0.36                                                                                                                     | 20.46                                                                                                                    | 5.59                                                                                                                     | 0.35                                                                                                                     | 20.75                                                                                                                    | 4.96                                                                                                                     | 0.57                                                                                                                     | 21.52                                                                                                                    | 6.32                | 0.60                |                     |
| 14 Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                      | 0.65                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 0.68                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 0.74                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.74                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.72                                                                                                                     | 0.02                | 0.08                |                     |
| 15 Jammu and kashmir                                                                                                     | 1.36                                                                                                                     | 0.43                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 1.45                                                                                                                     | 0.44                                                                                                                     | 0.16                                                                                                                     | 1.60                                                                                                                     | 0.48                                                                                                                     | 0.17                                                                                                                     | 1.67                                                                                                                     | 0.44                                                                                                                     | 0.19                                                                                                                     | 2.16                                                                                                                     | 0.80                | 0.48                |                     |
| 16 Jharkhand                                                                                                             | 3.73                                                                                                                     | 0.84                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 3.04                                                                                                                     | 0.94                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 2.56                                                                                                                     | 0.77                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 2.57                                                                                                                     | 0.91                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 2.58                                                                                                                     | 1.08                | 0.05                |                     |
| 17 Karnataka                                                                                                             | 19.17                                                                                                                    | 5.86                                                                                                                     | 2.21                                                                                                                     | 15.65                                                                                                                    | 6.42                                                                                                                     | 1.54                                                                                                                     | 18.21                                                                                                                    | 6.21                                                                                                                     | 1.41                                                                                                                     | 17.84                                                                                                                    | 5.73                                                                                                                     | 2.54                                                                                                                     | 16.43                                                                                                                    | 6.82                | 3.35                |                     |
| 18 Kerala                                                                                                                | 1.15                                                                                                                     | 0.20                                                                                                                     | 0.83                                                                                                                     | 0.96                                                                                                                     | 0.16                                                                                                                     | 0.70                                                                                                                     | 1.12                                                                                                                     | 0.19                                                                                                                     | 0.78                                                                                                                     | 1.15                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 0.77                                                                                                                     | 1.27                                                                                                                     | 0.21                | 1.09                |                     |
| 19 Lakshadweep                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                        | 38.09                                                                                                                    | 11.66                                                                                                                    | 1.08                                                                                                                     | 34.37                                                                                                                    | 15.50                                                                                                                    | 0.67                                                                                                                     | 32.39                                                                                                                    | 13.85                                                                                                                    | 0.62                                                                                                                     | 29.18                                                                                                                    | 12.03                                                                                                                    | 1.18                                                                                                                     | 30.18                                                                                                                    | 16.07               | 1.50                |                     |
| 21 Maharashtra                                                                                                           | 26.41                                                                                                                    | 6.47                                                                                                                     | 2.22                                                                                                                     | 23.48                                                                                                                    | 7.36                                                                                                                     | 1.42                                                                                                                     | 24.66                                                                                                                    | 7.18                                                                                                                     | 1.38                                                                                                                     | 23.68                                                                                                                    | 5.87                                                                                                                     | 3.26                                                                                                                     | 24.62                                                                                                                    | 8.17                | 4.09                |                     |
| 22 Manipur                                                                                                               | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.25                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.31                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.22                                                                                                                     | 0.04                | 0.03                |                     |
| 23 Meghalaya                                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 24 Mizoram                                                                                                               | 0.20                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.13                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.10                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 25 Nagaland                                                                                                              | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 26 Odisha                                                                                                                | 6.67                                                                                                                     | 2.56                                                                                                                     | 0.77                                                                                                                     | 5.84                                                                                                                     | 2.74                                                                                                                     | 0.66                                                                                                                     | 5.60                                                                                                                     | 1.94                                                                                                                     | 0.61                                                                                                                     | 5.53                                                                                                                     | 2.37                                                                                                                     | 1.07                                                                                                                     | 5.27                                                                                                                     | 2.52                | 1.38                |                     |
| 27 Puducherry                                                                                                            | 0.15                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.13                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.17                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 0.01                | 0.02                |                     |
| 28 Punjab                                                                                                                | 32.56                                                                                                                    | 6.61                                                                                                                     | 0.71                                                                                                                     | 30.68                                                                                                                    | 7.24                                                                                                                     | 0.50                                                                                                                     | 29.45                                                                                                                    | 7.17                                                                                                                     | 0.41                                                                                                                     | 31.34                                                                                                                    | 6.27                                                                                                                     | 0.64                                                                                                                     | 29.37                                                                                                                    | 7.73                | 0.85                |                     |
| 29 Rajasthan                                                                                                             | 26.40                                                                                                                    | 6.90                                                                                                                     | 0.20                                                                                                                     | 25.39                                                                                                                    | 9.37                                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                                     | 25.17                                                                                                                    | 8.47                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 22.59                                                                                                                    | 6.10                                                                                                                     | 0.24                                                                                                                     | 23.21                                                                                                                    | 9.17                | 0.32                |                     |
| 30 Sikkim                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                | 0.00                |                     |
| 31 Tamil Nadu                                                                                                            | 10.92                                                                                                                    | 2.56                                                                                                                     | 1.94                                                                                                                     | 10.11                                                                                                                    | 2.71                                                                                                                     | 1.63                                                                                                                     | 10.05                                                                                                                    | 2.76                                                                                                                     | 1.65                                                                                                                     | 10.40                                                                                                                    | 2.39                                                                                                                     | 2.53                                                                                                                     | 9.88                                                                                                                     | 2.72                | 3.07                |                     |
| 32 Telangana                                                                                                             | 20.08                                                                                                                    | 3.64                                                                                                                     | 1.14                                                                                                                     | 19.03                                                                                                                    | 3.68                                                                                                                     | 0.92                                                                                                                     | 18.83                                                                                                                    | 3.71                                                                                                                     | 0.74                                                                                                                     | 17.12                                                                                                                    | 2.98                                                                                                                     | 1.39                                                                                                                     | 17.54                                                                                                                    | 3.14                | 2.47                |                     |
| 33 Tripura                                                                                                               | 0.17                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.19                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                                     | 0.18                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                     | 0.05                | 0.04                |                     |
| 34 Uttarakhand                                                                                                           | 2.31                                                                                                                     | 0.40                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 2.31                                                                                                                     | 0.38                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 2.05                                                                                                                     | 0.52                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                     | 2.09                                                                                                                     | 0.31                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                     | 2.40                                                                                                                     | 0.38                | 0.06                |                     |
| 35 UƩar Pradesh                                                                                                          | 79.18                                                                                                                    | 19.51                                                                                                                    | 1.76                                                                                                                     | 74.53                                                                                                                    | 21.61                                                                                                                    | 1.21                                                                                                                     | 74.72                                                                                                                    | 22.38                                                                                                                    | 1.22                                                                                                                     | 71.12                                                                                                                    | 21.20                                                                                                                    | 1.91                                                                                                                     | 74.13                                                                                                                    | 25.76               | 2.78                |                     |
| 36 West Bengal                                                                                                           | 15.77                                                                                                                    | 3.12                                                                                                                     | 2.57                                                                                                                     | 12.20                                                                                                                    | 3.20                                                                                                                     | 1.83                                                                                                                     | 14.05                                                                                                                    | 3.77                                                                                                                     | 2.36                                                                                                                     | 13.30                                                                                                                    | 2.70                                                                                                                     | 1.89                                                                                                                     | 12.78 350.51                                                                                                             | 3.94                | 3.06                |                     |
| All India                                                                                                                | 387.92                                                                                                                   | 96.29                                                                                                                    | 22.02                                                                                                                    | 357.81                                                                                                                   | 109.73                                                                                                                   | 16.45                                                                                                                    | 357.26                                                                                                                   | 105.31                                                                                                                   | 16.32                                                                                                                    | 341.73                                                                                                                   | 92.64                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                          | 23.93                                                                                                                    | 119.18              | 34.32               |                     |