Market, Belgium, Phosphate rock
Belgium: phosphate rock imports, 1995-2025
Belgium imported 733 kt of phosphate rock in 2025 (estimate), 8.1% less than in 2024.
Exports, 2025 Sum of all reported bilateral flows of the product in the year, in tonnes of product, after FertRadar adjustments (phantom tonnes imputed, reclassifications, duplicate codes removed). Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar +7%, world #34
Imports, 2025 Sum of all reported bilateral flows of the product in the year, in tonnes of product, after FertRadar adjustments (phantom tonnes imputed, reclassifications, duplicate codes removed). Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar −8%, world #10
World share, 2025 Share of the world total of the same year, in tonnes of product. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar of world imports
Unit value, 2025 Value divided by quantity over flows with a quantity. A customs average across contracts and grades, not a market price. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar imports, customs average
Years up to 2024 are complete annual data; only 2025, the latest year, is a FertRadar estimate from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade).
Trade, 1995-2025
Exports and imports in tonnes, nutrient, value, unit value or world share.
ExportsImports2025 estimated
kt product.
| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 3.50 | 733 |
| 2024 | 3.20 | 798 |
| 2023 | 5.30 | 744 |
| 2022 | 22.1 | 685 |
| 2021 | 12.5 | 818 |
| 2020 | 9.20 | 834 |
| 2019 | 0.70 | 854 |
| 2018 | 1.60 | 761 |
| 2017 | 2.80 | 889 |
| 2016 | 1.70 | 696 |
| 2015 | 7.50 | 743 |
| 2014 | 35.1 | 864 |
| 2013 | 42.4 | 985 |
| 2012 | 16.2 | 769 |
| 2011 | 28.9 | 824 |
| 2010 | 9.60 | 1,104 |
| 2009 | 9.60 | 513 |
| 2008 | 42.9 | 1,217 |
| 2007 | 49.7 | 1,400 |
| 2006 | 34.4 | 1,543 |
| 2005 | 52.4 | 1,799 |
| 2004 | 48.1 | 1,602 |
| 2003 | 39.7 | 1,839 |
| 2002 | 31.9 | 1,810 |
| 2001 | 51.4 | 1,338 |
| 2000 | 28.6 | 1,218 |
| 1999 | 34.0 | 1,720 |
| 1998 | 23.7 | 1,699 |
| 1997 | 17.3 | 1,776 |
| 1996 | 17.3 | 1,411 |
| 1995 | 17.4 | 1,584 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
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Latest 12 months, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
Belgium: phosphate rock trade over the latest 12 months, against the same months a year earlier. Latest month July 2026: partly estimated, countries declaring 73% of world phosphate rock imports have reported.
Imports, 12 months Total of the Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 months, compared with Aug 2024 to Jul 2025. Monthly trade from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade), consistent with the annual series; months after December 2025 are FertRadar estimates. Source: FertRadar calculations based on UN Comtrade data (monthly customs declarations), benchmarked to the annual series −19% on a year earlier
Exports, 12 months Total of the Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 months, compared with Aug 2024 to Jul 2025. Monthly trade from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade), consistent with the annual series; months after December 2025 are FertRadar estimates. Source: FertRadar calculations based on UN Comtrade data (monthly customs declarations), benchmarked to the annual series −57% on a year earlier
Net imports, 12 months Imports minus exports over the same 12 months. Source: FertRadar calculations based on UN Comtrade data (monthly customs declarations), benchmarked to the annual series −18% on a year earlier
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FertRadar calculations based on UN Comtrade data, benchmarked to the annual seriesAbout recent months
Suppliers, 2025
Total 733 kt. Volume and share. Unit values by route are part of Pro.
Plus 13 smaller partners, 9 kt in total.
Destinations, 2025
Total 4 kt. Volume and share. Unit values by route are part of Pro.
Plus 6 smaller partners, 0 kt in total.
Partners over time
Largest partners of 2025, tonnes of product.
NetherlandsRussiaMoroccoSouth AfricaAlgeria2025 estimated
kt product.
| Year | Netherlands | Russia | Morocco | South Africa | Algeria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 316 | 212 | 113 | 71.7 | 11.9 |
| 2024 | 385 | 211 | 119 | 16.2 | 5.80 |
| 2023 | 333 | 195 | 16.3 | 20.7 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | 268 | 141 | 99.0 | 57.4 | 19.6 |
| 2021 | 41.3 | 620 | 94.9 | 7.30 | |
| 2020 | 55.6 | 582 | 128 | 12.6 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | 62.1 | 594 | 124 | 16.0 | |
| 2018 | 60.2 | 543 | 103 | 19.0 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | 20.5 | 712 | 87.8 | 32.2 | |
| 2016 | 14.8 | 519 | 54.9 | 18.9 | |
| 2015 | 19.1 | 506 | 137 | 28.9 | |
| 2014 | 27.1 | 558 | 178 | 46.0 | 26.9 |
| 2013 | 0.20 | 501 | 400 | 41.4 | 24.1 |
| 2012 | 0.30 | 336 | 388 | 3.40 | 34.8 |
| 2011 | 31.1 | 328 | 362 | 11.0 | 24.8 |
| 2010 | 3.40 | 472 | 499 | 19.0 | |
| 2009 | 0.10 | 265 | 186 | 5.80 | 8.70 |
| 2008 | 13.5 | 527 | 437 | 6.00 | 33.1 |
| 2007 | 2.40 | 902 | 374 | 32.7 | |
| 2006 | 1,146 | 283 | 21.5 | ||
| 2005 | 32.0 | 1,236 | 343 | 32.1 | 8.20 |
| 2004 | 9.70 | 1,094 | 352 | 17.1 | 26.4 |
| 2003 | 37.4 | 1,231 | 375 | 70.8 | |
| 2002 | 29.3 | 1,175 | 335 | 10.1 | 39.0 |
| 2001 | 2.80 | 688 | 311 | 54.6 | 51.5 |
| 2000 | 7.10 | 543 | 364 | 228 | 52.6 |
| 1999 | 0.00 | 790 | 440 | 19.9 | |
| 1998 | 6.60 | 694 | 495 | 46.1 | |
| 1997 | 3.80 | 700 | 490 | 45.9 | |
| 1996 | 0.90 | 223 | 502 | 8.70 | |
| 1995 | 1.60 | 118 | 672 | 4.00 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
Supplier concentration
How dependent the country is on a few suppliers.
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About this data
Methodology: tradeDefinitions5
- Trade
- Sum of all reported bilateral flows of the product in the year, in tonnes of product, after FertRadar adjustments (phantom tonnes imputed, reclassifications, duplicate codes removed).
- Unit value
- Value divided by quantity over flows with a quantity. A customs average across contracts and grades, not a market price.
- World share
- Share of the world total of the same year, in tonnes of product.
- Supplier concentration
- Herfindahl-Hirschman index of the suppliers' shares (0 to 10,000): above 2,500 concentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderate.
- Why this page
- Country and product pages are built when imports or exports reach at least 50 kt (tonnes of product) in 2024.
Sources and reliability3
Official statistics and the producers' own documents only, cleaned and reconciled by FertRadar. Every figure keeps a reference to its document, and every correction to the customs data is documented one by one.
- CEPII, BACI (Etalab Open Licence 2.0)
- United Nations Statistics Division, UN Comtrade
- Documents cited by the adjustments: CEPII; OCP Group; Various companies and regulators
The document, page and date behind each figure are listed in the Pro data files. Sources and licences
Adjustments to the customs data6
FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 4 context notes and 2 corrections; 2 confirmed by a published figure.
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Notes7
- That is 2.4% of world phosphate rock imports, making Belgium the 10th largest importer.
- Netherlands was the main supplier, with 316 kt (43% of the total).
- The average customs unit value of these imports was 265 USD/t, against 244 USD/t in 2024.
- Trade figures: CEPII BACI with the FertRadar adjustments listed on this page. Tonnes of product unless stated; kt = thousand tonnes, Mt = million tonnes.
- 2025 is a FertRadar estimate from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade), hatched in the charts. Replaced by the annual data when published.
- Values exclude freight and insurance (FOB equivalent). Unit values are customs averages over shipments under different contracts, not market prices.
- Publication rules: routes shown when above 1% of the total or 10,000 t (the rest under "others"); unit values only for at least 1,000 t; year-on-year changes only when both years are at least 1,000 t; supplier concentration only for importers of at least 50,000 t.
How to cite
FertRadar (2026), "Belgium: phosphate rock imports", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/countries/belgium/phosphate-rock/, Release 2026.10.