Country market, Eastern Asia

China fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply

China exported 21.5 Mt of ammonium sulphate in 2025 (estimate), 79% of world exports (the largest exporter).

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Fertiliser demand, 2024 22% of world demand, grade B

N: net exports, 2025 net exporter

P₂O₅: net exports, 2025 net exporter

K₂O: net imports, 2025 net importer

Potash mining capacity partly identified

Phosphate rock mining capacity partly identified (lower bound for the rest)

Years up to 2024 are complete annual data; only 2025, the latest year, is a FertRadar estimate: trade from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade), production from the output reported for 2025. Agricultural use is shown to 2024, the latest year with reported data.

What China trades, 2025

28 products, tonnes of product

Products

Select a row to see the partners. World rank among exporters (X) and importers (M).

Product	Exports	Imports	Net	Rank X	Rank M	Supplier concentration PRO
Ammonium sulphate	21.5 Mt	0.7 kt	+21.5 Mt	#1	#113	n/a
Muriate of potash	49 kt	10.8 Mt	−10.8 Mt	#20	#2	•••
Sulphur	53 kt	10.7 Mt	−10.6 Mt	#37	#1	•••
Other NP (incl. NPS, APS)	4.8 Mt	41 kt	+4.7 Mt	#1	#26	n/a
Sulphuric acid	4.3 Mt	133 kt	+4.2 Mt	#1	#27	•••
Urea	4.1 Mt	12 kt	+4.1 Mt	#5	#105	n/a
Diammonium phosphate	3.0 Mt	0.4 kt	+3.0 Mt	#3	#111	n/a
Monoammonium phosphate	1.7 Mt	33 kt	+1.7 Mt	#3	#33	n/a
NPK compound fertilisers	776 kt	812 kt	−36 kt	#6	#4	•••
Phosphoric acid	1.5 Mt	11 kt	+1.5 Mt	#2	#42	n/a
Phosphate rock	13 kt	1.3 Mt	−1.3 Mt	#22	#6	•••
Single superphosphate	1.0 Mt	0 kt	+1.0 Mt	#2	#90	n/a
Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN)	829 kt	24 kt	+805 kt	#2	#30	n/a
Other phosphatic fertilisers	823 kt	0.6 kt	+823 kt	#2	#62	n/a
Anhydrous ammonia	338 kt	290 kt	+48 kt	#15	#17	•••
Other fertilisers n.e.c.	569 kt	43 kt	+526 kt	#2	#22	n/a
Triple superphosphate	474 kt	0 kt	+474 kt	#3	#129	n/a
Other nitrogenous fertilisers	227 kt	8 kt	+219 kt	#2	#43	n/a
Sulphate of potash	89 kt	36 kt	+53 kt	#6	#18	n/a
Potassium nitrate	115 kt	0.2 kt	+115 kt	#4	#93	n/a
Other potassic fertilisers	17 kt	57 kt	−40 kt	#13	#11	•••
Ammonium nitrate	72 kt	0.1 kt	+72 kt	#19	#156	n/a
PK fertilisers	67 kt	3 kt	+64 kt	#3	#30	n/a
Sodium nitrate	63 kt	0.1 kt	+63 kt	#2	#83	n/a
Other ammonium double salts and mixtures	38 kt	3 kt	+36 kt	#9	#38	n/a
Urea ammonium nitrate solution	13 kt	3 kt	+10 kt	#17	#33	n/a
Nitrophosphates	15 kt	0 kt	+15 kt	#15	#85	n/a
Calcium ammonium nitrate	8 kt	0.3 kt	+8 kt	#29	#80	n/a

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Ammonium sulphate: partners

Share of China's imports or exports, 2025.

Suppliers

OriginVolumeShare

1Greece 0.4 kt51% 2Malaysia 0.3 kt36% 3Germany <0.1 kt3.5% 4Thailand <0.1 kt3.4% 5France <0.1 kt2.7% 6Belgium <0.1 kt1.7% 7Netherlands <0.1 kt1.1%

Ranks 6 to 7 with a free account.

Customers

DestinationVolumeShare

1Brazil 7.8 Mt36% 2Viet Nam 1.4 Mt6.7% 3Türkiye 1.2 Mt5.5% 4Indonesia 1.0 Mt4.7% 5India 884 kt4.1% 6Myanmar 787 kt3.7% 7Thailand 650 kt3.0% 8Australia 577 kt2.7% 9Mexico 549 kt2.5% 10Malaysia 468 kt2.2%

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Main products over time

Six largest products of 2025 on each side, tonnes of product.

Ammonium sulphateOther NP (incl. NPS, APS)Sulphuric acidUreaDiammonium phosphateMonoammonium phosphate2025 estimated

kt product.

Year	Ammonium sulphate	Other NP (incl. NPS, APS)	Sulphuric acid	Urea	Diammonium phosphate	Monoammonium phosphate
2025 (estimate)	21,505	4,763	4,286	4,135	3,017	1,717
2024	16,005	2,387	2,869	520	4,259	1,598
2023	13,036	1,837	2,112	4,622	4,367	1,457
2022	12,599	1,669	3,744	2,892	3,354	1,533
2021	9,720	1,717	2,704	5,597	5,716	2,666
2020	7,738	1,561	1,414	6,030	5,102	2,124
2019	6,935	1,917	2,236	5,941	5,812	1,859
2018	6,439	1,697	1,193	2,583	6,988	1,801
2017	5,422	2,002	632	4,627	6,059	1,886
2016	4,512	1,387	68.5	8,477	5,903	1,314
2015	5,154	1,657	200	13,020	7,059	1,448
2014	4,113	1,564	42.8	13,244	4,871	1,727
2013	2,711	857	13.1	8,979	3,984	665
2012	1,895	745	95.8	6,743	3,987	470
2011	1,668	2,246	501	4,364	3,437	826
2010	1,101	580	238	5,909	3,027	863
2009	828	62.4	4.50	3,170	1,889	450
2008	760	461	368	4,871	907	1,163
2007	951	457	4.70	5,568	1,847	1,530
2006	574	44.3	5.20	1,757	734	460
2005	237	9.60	4.60	2,015	743	212
2004	310	10.5	5.00	3,556	782	132
2003	71.6	7.10	5.40	2,033	706	125
2002	33.3	15.6	6.70	385	471	108
2001	53.4	12.2	5.40	1,088	379	84.2
2000	18.3	10.7	6.50	816	219	72.1
1999	12.2	3.10	5.90	65.1	96.9	37.7
1998	20.3	24.2	4.90	141	70.8	5.00
1997	73.9	24.3	5.00	337	32.9	2.70
1996	34.3	14.3	5.80	189	31.3	4.70
1995	97.5	3.40	7.20	39.2	74.3	3.20

Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.

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Nutrient balance

exports minus imports, tonnes of nutrient

CompoundsIntermediatesNitrogen2025 estimated

kt N, exports minus imports.

Year	Compounds	Intermediates	Nitrogen
2025 (estimate)	1,448	54.2	6,577
2024	1,218	−291	3,701
2023	1,160	−392	4,948
2022	1,000	−15.4	3,959
2021	1,512	−693	4,669
2020	1,298	−1,072	4,482
2019	1,401	−993	4,211
2018	1,504	−752	2,581
2017	1,399	−575	3,299
2016	1,247	−370	4,983
2015	1,492	−301	7,399
2014	1,112	−164	7,196
2013	704	−191	4,831
2012	700	−273	3,582
2011	1,137	−208	2,488
2010	531	−244	3,039
2009	115	−226	1,653
2008	263	−236	2,388
2007	332	−283	2,827
2006	−378	−141	901
2005	−571	−157	902
2004	−719	−56.9	1,690
2003	−735	−20.0	844
2002	−1,184	−1.20	−519
2001	−834	−18.3	484
2000	−836	−7.80	385
1999	−1,372	21.7	−33.1
1998	−1,377	−3.10	−89.0
1997	−1,220	−35.1	−1,511
1996	−1,222	−155	−3,017
1995	−1,255	−2.70	−3,451

Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.

Raw materials and intermediates are shown apart from fertilisers.About this data

By product family, 2025

Family	Exports	Imports	Net
Compounds	1.6 Mt	134 kt	+1.4 Mt
Intermediates	293 kt	239 kt	+54 kt
Nitrogen	6.6 Mt	10 kt	+6.6 Mt

Demand

agricultural consumption, tonnes of nutrient, 1995-2024

NP₂O₅K₂Oestimate (grade C or D)

kt nutrient, agricultural consumption.

Year	N	P₂O₅	K₂O
2024	24,671	9,237	8,749
2023	24,545	9,365	8,813
2022	24,437	9,580	8,880
2021	25,100	10,095	9,071
2020	25,742	10,240	9,117
2019	26,738	10,534	9,329
2018	28,141	11,070	9,684
2017	29,545	11,960	9,898
2016	30,388	12,446	11,629
2015	30,795	12,642	10,048
2014	30,982	13,340	10,888
2013	30,801	13,762	8,797
2012	30,632	13,809	9,217
2011	30,131	13,676	8,964
2010	29,532	14,259	7,294
2009	28,961	12,801	4,846
2008	28,391	10,727	6,045
2007	27,982	10,296	8,325
2006	27,982	11,911	6,192
2005	27,982	11,494	7,129
2004	26,476	10,730	5,456
2003	25,502	9,652	4,662
2002	24,904	10,236	4,753
2001	21,496	10,236	4,487
2000	21,221	10,236	4,220
1999	22,694	8,941	3,953
1998	21,824	9,057	3,687
1997	22,186	8,733	3,420
1996	22,411	8,684	2,591
1995	22,549	8,944	2,887

Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.

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Indicators, 2024

Import dependence and growth are part of Pro.

Indicator	N	P₂O₅	K₂O
Consumption per hectare of cropland, kg (FAO, as published, 2024)	191.8B	71.8B	68.0B
Consumption per capita, kg (FAO, as published, 2024)	17.4B	6.5B	6.2B
Share of world demand, %	21.4B	21.0B	22.8B
Import dependence, net imports / consumption, % PRO	•••	•••	•••
Growth of consumption, 5-year compound, % a year PRO	•••	•••	•••

Demand in Eastern Asia

Supply

production of fertiliser nutrients and mining capacity

Production, 1995-2025

Tonnes of nutrient produced, each in its own basis.

NP₂O₅K₂Oestimate (grade C or D)2025 estimated

kt nutrient, production.

Year	N	P₂O₅	K₂O
2025 (estimate)	30,161	13,846	4,700
2024	30,161	13,217	4,700
2023	30,973	13,401	5,000
2022	31,211	12,875	5,400
2021	31,873	15,877	5,200
2020	31,943	14,887	5,200
2019	32,396	15,647	5,200
2018	32,658	16,183	6,146
2017	34,812	16,771	5,965
2016	33,795	18,591	6,650
2015	40,465	18,572	6,042
2014	39,596	17,430	6,105
2013	36,138	16,329	5,099
2012	35,235	16,559	5,300
2011	33,857	17,663	4,915
2010	33,929	17,015	3,968
2009	30,966	14,161	3,628
2008	30,942	12,141	2,912
2007	31,253	12,572	2,499
2006	27,734	11,923	1,750
2005	26,932	11,037	1,475
2004	27,608	10,196	840
2003	25,767	8,792	620
2002	23,352	8,225	430
2001	21,276	7,966	372
2000	20,899	7,198	367
1999	21,427	6,430	251
1998	20,491	6,430	117
1997	19,591	6,430	111
1996	18,263	6,430	105
1995	17,981	6,430	76.4

Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.

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Self-sufficiency, 2024

Production divided by consumption, by nutrient.

Indicator	N	P₂O₅	K₂O
Self-sufficiency, production / consumption, % PRO	•••	•••	•••

Mining capacity: 46 sites

Operators and sites are free; capacity by site, history and the source of each figure are part of Pro.

Company	Site	Product	Capacity, kt product a year PRO	Nutrient, kt K₂O or P₂O₅ a year PRO
Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co., Ltd.	Qarhan Salt Lake, Golmud (potash branch, Sanyuan, Yuantong, Jingda) (end-2025)	Potash	•••	•••
Zangge Mining Co., Ltd. (Golmud Zangge Potash Fertilizer)	Qarhan Salt Lake, Golmud	Potash	•••	•••
Minmetals Salt Lake Co., Ltd. (China Minmetals; 51% to Qinghai Salt Lake from Dec 2025)	Yiliping Salt Lake, Qinghai	Potash	•••	•••
SDIC Xinjiang Luobupo Potash Co., Ltd. (SDIC; Xinjiang Guannong 20.3%)	Lop Nur, Ruoqiang, Xinjiang	Potash	•••	•••
SDIC Xinjiang Luobupo Potash Co., Ltd.	Lop Nur, Ruoqiang, Xinjiang (potassium magnesium sulphate)	Potash	•••	•••
Tibet Mining Development Co., Ltd. (SZSE 000762)	Zabuye Salt Lake, phase II, Tibet	Potash	•••	•••
Wentong Potassium Salt Group (with Qinghai Salt Lake)	Golmud plantoperating, not in the total	Potash	•••
Inner Mongolia Tonghui Potash Fertilizer Co., Ltd.	Nei Mongol plantoperating, not in the total	Potash	•••
Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd.	GROUP (Yunnan mines: Kunming, Anning, Jinning, Haikou area)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group (incl. Wengfu and Kailin)	GROUP (Fuquan, Kaiyang, Xifeng mines)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.	Jiangjiadun west mine (Yichang, Hubei)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Sinofert Holdings (Sinochem Yunlong)	Mozushao mine (Yunnan)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
ICL Group (YPH JV)	YPH Haikou (Kunming, Yunnan)	Phosphate rock	•••	•••
Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.	GROUP (Yiling, Xingshan, Yuan'an mines, Yichang, Hubei)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.	Qiaogou mine (Hubei)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Sichuan Development Lomon Co., Ltd.	Tianrui Mining (Mabian, Sichuan)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Sichuan Development Lomon Co., Ltd.	Baizhu mine (Baokang, Hubei)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Sichuan Development Lomon Co., Ltd.	Banpengzi mine (Mianzhu, Sichuan)idled, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Sichuan Development Lomon / Tiansheng Mining	Xiaogou mine (Leibo, Sichuan)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Guizhou Chanhen Chemical Corp. (Chuanheng)	GROUP (Xiaoba, Xinqiao, Jigongling mines, Fuquan, Guizhou)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Guizhou Chanhen Chemical Corp. (Chuanheng)	Laozhaizi mine (Fuquan, Guizhou)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Xinyangfeng Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.	GROUP (Leibo, Sichuan and Hubei mines)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Shenzhen Batian Ecotypic Engineering Co., Ltd.	Xiaogaozhai mine (Weng'an, Guizhou)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Anhui Sierte Fertilizer Industry Co., Ltd.	Mingniwan mine (Kaiyang, Guizhou)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Anhui Sierte Fertilizer Industry Co., Ltd.	Yongwen mine (Kaiyang, Guizhou)planned, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co., Ltd.	Mabian Yanfeng mine (Mabian, Sichuan)	Phosphate ore	•••	•••
Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co., Ltd.	Liujiashan mine (Hanyuan, Sichuan)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Chengdu Wintrue Holding Co., Ltd. (Yuntu)	Niuniuzhai east and Ajuluoxia mines (Leibo, Sichuan)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd.	Tianning Mining (Anning, Yunnan)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Deyang Haohua Qingping Phosphate Co., Ltd.	Qingping, Mianzhu (Sichuan)operating, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Sichuan Jinhe Phosphorus Mining Co., Ltd.	Shifang (Sichuan)operating, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Jiangsu Chengxing Phosphorus Chemical Co., Ltd.	Huize and Yiliang mines (Yunnan)operating, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Zangge Mining Co., Ltd. (Golmud Zangge Potash Fertilizer)	Qarhan Salt Lake, Golmud (end-2025)operating (end-2025 figure, not in the end-2024 total), not in the total	Potash	•••
Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd.	GROUP scrubbing plants (擦洗选矿, Yunnan mines)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate rock	•••
Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd.	GROUP flotation plants (浮选, Yunnan mines)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate rock	•••
Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd.	4.5 Mt/y flotation project (Yuntian Xinneng / Xinneng Mining, Yunnan)construction, not in the total	Phosphate rock	•••
Yunnan Yuntianhua (associate Julin New Materials, 35%)	Wanchang mine (Zhenxiong, Yunnan)planned, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group (incl. Wengfu and Kailin)	Xifeng flotation plant (Guiyang Kailin Fertiliser, Xifeng, Guizhou)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate rock	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Chuanyandong section open pit (Baiyan area, Wengfu mine, Fuquan, Guizhou)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Datang section underground (Wengfu mine, Fuquan, Guizhou)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Beidoushan mine (Weng'an, Guizhou)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Wengfu phosphate mine open pits (Mofang and Yingping sections, Fuquan, Guizhou)closed, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Yingping deep mine (Fuquan, Guizhou)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Mofang deep mine (Fuquan, Guizhou)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Chuanyandong section underground (Fuquan, Guizhou)construction, not in the total	Phosphate ore	•••
Wengfu (Group) Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group)	Xinlongba concentrator (Wengfu mine, Fuquan, Guizhou)operating (component of the company GROUP row, not additive), not in the total	Phosphate rock	•••

Potash capacity, all countries Phosphate rock capacity, all countries

Companies in China

producers with published figures

Hubei Yihua Chemical

Guizhou (coal-based urea), Inner Mongolia Lianhua (Ordos), Songzi Feiye +3

2011-2025Company profile

ICL Group

YPH Haikou

2015-2025Company profile

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry

Golmud chemical complex (gas-based), Qarhan Salt Lake (Golmud), Yiliping Salt Lake (Wukuang, 51% from Dec 2025)

2005-2025Company profile

Sinofert Holdings

Sinochem Agricultural Ecological, Sinochem Changshan (Jilin), Sinochem Fuling (Chongqing) +3

2010-2025Company profile

Yunnan Yuntianhua

Compound fertiliser division (复合肥事业部), Dawei Ammonia (大为制氨), Haikou (三环中化 + 三环新盛) +16

2008-2025Company profile

Zangge Mining

Qarhan Salt Lake (Golmud), Zangge Potash

2015-2025Company profile

Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group

Kailin, Kailin (Kailin Holdings block), New Energy Co. +4

2019-2024Company profile

Wengfu Group

Dazhou (Sichuan), Fuquan (Mazhangping) complex, Tianfu Chemical (Fuquan) +3

2018-2023Company profile

EuroChem Group

EuroChem Migao

2015-2017Company profile

Acron

Hongri Acron

2007-2015Company profile

Mosaic

China DAP JV, China NPK JV

2005-2015Company profile

In the news

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Prices and tenders

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Trade policy and sanctions

China's Ministry of Commerce announced the 2027 fertiliser import tariff quota total, together with its allocation principles and procedures.

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Prices and tenders

Winter stockpiling of potash and compound fertilisers has started in China, with prices described as bottoming out as profits recover.

Week to 18 OctRead the key point

Trade policy and sanctions

China's Ministry of Commerce announced the 2027 fertiliser import tariff quota total, together with its allocation principles and procedures.

Week to 18 OctRead the key point

Prices and tenders

On China's futures market, urea rose 0.17% at the night session close.

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Data pack: China fertiliser market

China, all fertilisers, raw materials and intermediates: demand and supply 1995-2025, trade 1995-2025, partners of the latest year, prices.

DemandAgricultural consumption of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O, kt of nutrient, with data quality grade.31 rows
SupplyProduction of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O fertiliser nutrients, kt of nutrient, with grade.31 rows
IndicatorsIndicators of 2024: total demand, consumption per hectare and per capita, share of world, self-sufficiency, net imports, import dependence, growth.8 rows
Imports volumeImports by product, kt product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).28 rows
Imports valueImports by product, USD million, FOB, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).28 rows
Imports unit valueImports by product, USD per tonne of product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).27 rows
Exports volumeExports by product, kt product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
Exports valueExports by product, USD million, FOB, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
Exports unit valueExports by product, USD per tonne of product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
Nutrient balanceExports, imports and balance in kt of nutrient, by nutrient and product family. Raw materials and intermediates shown apart.30 rows
SuppliersSuppliers by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.159 rows
DestinationsDestinations by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.379 rows
Mining capacityMining sites at end-2024: operator, status, capacity as published, nutrient capacity and source.46 rows
ProducersProducers with published figures in this country (sites or group figures).11 rows
PricesWorld Bank benchmarks, monthly averages, nominal US dollars per tonne of product (gas per MMBtu).321 rows
AdjustmentsCorrections FertRadar applied to the customs data behind this file, with their evidence.97 rows

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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).
Net imports (D10): Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded.
Demand: Demand: agricultural consumption of fertiliser nutrients (N, P₂O₅, K₂O), in tonnes of nutrient. Industrial uses of nitrogen are not included. Official statistics where reported, otherwise graded FertRadar estimates (grades A to D).
Production: Production of fertiliser nutrients (N, P₂O₅, K₂O), in tonnes of nutrient, as reported by countries; gaps filled with graded FertRadar estimates. Not mine output: mine production and capacity are shown separately.
Grades: A official or provisional, B FAO estimate or imputation, C FertRadar estimate anchored on independent data, D FertRadar statistical estimate.
Mining capacity: Identified capacity at the end of 2024: sum of site capacities from producers' documents or authorities, converted to nutrient. Compared with the USGS country reference.

Sources and reliability8

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
FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)
U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Minerals Yearbook (Public domain)
United Nations Statistics Division, Standard country or area codes for statistical use
U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries (Public domain)
Producers and authorities, Annual reports
Documents cited by the adjustments: CEPII; Chinese State Council (General Office); EuroChem; Interfax; Metals & Mining Intelligence via Vedomosti; OCP Group; Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Uralkali; USGS; 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 data97

FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 34 corrections, 31 context notes, 26 reclassifications and 6 known anomalies; 30 confirmed by a published figure, 35 estimated.

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How FertRadar adjusts the customs data

Notes10

China imported 10.8 Mt of MOP in 2025 (estimate), 19% of world imports (the 2nd largest importer).
Agricultural use of fertiliser nutrients was 42.7 Mt in 2024: 24.7 Mt N, 9.2 Mt P₂O₅ and 8.7 Mt K₂O.
Fertiliser production in 2024: 30.2 Mt N, 13.2 Mt P₂O₅ and 4.7 Mt K₂O (includes FertRadar estimates).
Exports, imports and balance (exports minus imports) by nutrient and product family. Raw materials and intermediates are shown apart from fertilisers so as not to mix them.
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.
Fertiliser use and production: FertRadar best estimate (FAOSTAT values as reported, gaps filled with graded FertRadar estimates). Grades: A official or provisional, B FAO estimate or imputation, C FertRadar estimate anchored on independent data, D FertRadar statistical estimate.
Years as reported to FAO (some countries report fiscal or fertiliser years). No forecasts.
Two kinds of production. Nitrogen (N) and phosphate (P₂O₅): fertiliser production, the nutrient contained in the fertiliser products made in the country. Potash (K₂O): mine output, all uses included. Production of raw materials for all uses (phosphate rock, ammonia, sulphur) is shown on the product and capacity pages.

How to cite

FertRadar (2026), "China fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/countries/china/, Release 2026.10.

Family	Exports	Imports	Net
Compounds	3.8 Mt	148 kt	+3.7 Mt
Intermediates	831 kt	6 kt	+826 kt
Phosphate	553 kt	0.1 kt	+552 kt
Raw materials	4 kt	385 kt	−381 kt

Family	Exports	Imports	Net
Compounds	130 kt	122 kt	+8 kt
Intermediates	53 kt	0.1 kt	+53 kt
Potash	79 kt	6.5 Mt	−6.5 Mt

What China trades, 2025

Products

Ammonium sulphate: partners

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Muriate of potash: partners

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Sulphur: partners

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Other NP (incl. NPS, APS): partners

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Sulphuric acid: partners

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Urea: partners

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Diammonium phosphate: partners

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Monoammonium phosphate: partners

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NPK compound fertilisers: partners

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Phosphoric acid: partners

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Phosphate rock: partners

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Single superphosphate: partners

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Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN): partners

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Other phosphatic fertilisers: partners

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Anhydrous ammonia: partners

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Other fertilisers n.e.c.: partners

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Triple superphosphate: partners

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Other nitrogenous fertilisers: partners

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Sulphate of potash: partners

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Potassium nitrate: partners

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Other potassic fertilisers: partners

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Ammonium nitrate: partners

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PK fertilisers: partners

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Sodium nitrate: partners

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Other ammonium double salts and mixtures: partners

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Urea ammonium nitrate solution: partners

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