# Energy in farming and Urea

Energy in farming needs urea; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/energy-in-farming-and-urea/

[Energy in farming](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_agri_energy/) (energy) and [Urea](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/urea/) (chemical): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Material need

*Physical flow · Direct · Urea → Energy in farming*

Building or running Energy in farming needs urea.

### 2. Price link: fertiliser energy

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Nitrogen fertiliser such as urea is made from ammonia, which uses natural gas, so fertiliser is a hidden energy cost for farms. Monthly moves correlate at 0.30 and yearly at 0.66, a common energy driver.

- **0.30** monthly change correlation
- **0.66** 12-month change correlation
- **0.76** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.