Yara International
Brunsbuttel, Rostock
2020-2025Company profileCountry market, Western Europe
Germany fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply
Germany exported 3.0 Mt of MOP in 2025 (estimate), 5.1% of world exports (the 4th largest exporter).
Fertiliser demand, 2024 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). Grade A: official. Source: FAO and national statistics (CC BY 4.0), completed by graded FertRadar estimates 0.8% of world demand, grade A
N: net exports, 2025 Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar net exporter
P₂O₅: net imports, 2025 Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar net importer
K₂O: net exports, 2025 Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded. Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar net exporter
Potash 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. Source: Producers' and authorities' documents site by site; U.S. Geological Survey for the country reference partly identified
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 Germany trades, 2025
28 products, tonnes of productProducts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium ammonium nitrate | 1.1 Mt | 2.1 Mt | −964 kt | #3 | #1 | ••• |
| Muriate of potash | 3.0 Mt | 115 kt | +2.9 Mt | #4 | #42 | ••• |
| Urea | 1.4 Mt | 837 kt | +573 kt | #14 | #17 | ••• |
| Sulphuric acid | 957 kt | 236 kt | +721 kt | #6 | #19 | ••• |
| Anhydrous ammonia | 425 kt | 377 kt | +48 kt | #12 | #12 | ••• |
| Ammonium sulphate | 464 kt | 256 kt | +208 kt | #6 | #24 | ••• |
| NPK compound fertilisers | 379 kt | 337 kt | +42 kt | #9 | #14 | ••• |
| Sulphur | 226 kt | 173 kt | +53 kt | #25 | #26 | ••• |
| Sulphate of potash | 346 kt | 10 kt | +336 kt | #1 | #38 | n/a |
| Other potassic fertilisers | 275 kt | 54 kt | +221 kt | #3 | #12 | ••• |
| Other ammonium double salts and mixtures | 19 kt | 255 kt | −236 kt | #15 | #1 | ••• |
| Phosphate rock | 0.5 kt | 245 kt | −245 kt | #44 | #22 | ••• |
| Other nitrogenous fertilisers | 81 kt | 159 kt | −78 kt | #10 | #3 | ••• |
| Diammonium phosphate | 17 kt | 207 kt | −190 kt | #22 | #15 | ••• |
| Urea ammonium nitrate solution | 92 kt | 97 kt | −6 kt | #11 | #10 | ••• |
| Phosphoric acid | 20 kt | 165 kt | −145 kt | #22 | #13 | ••• |
| PK fertilisers | 112 kt | 36 kt | +75 kt | #2 | #4 | n/a |
| Nitrophosphates | 12 kt | 86 kt | −74 kt | #18 | #5 | ••• |
| Other NP (incl. NPS, APS) | 14 kt | 55 kt | −41 kt | #25 | #19 | n/a |
| Triple superphosphate | 16 kt | 51 kt | −35 kt | #12 | #17 | n/a |
| Ammonium nitrate | 53 kt | 9 kt | +44 kt | #24 | #84 | n/a |
| Monoammonium phosphate | 21 kt | 38 kt | −17 kt | #18 | #28 | n/a |
| Other fertilisers n.e.c. | 32 kt | 23 kt | +9 kt | #25 | #34 | n/a |
| Sodium nitrate | 36 kt | 3 kt | +34 kt | #3 | #30 | n/a |
| Potassium nitrate | 19 kt | 14 kt | +5 kt | #10 | #20 | n/a |
| Single superphosphate | 21 kt | 3 kt | +18 kt | #11 | #37 | n/a |
| Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN) | 3 kt | 10 kt | −7 kt | #25 | #44 | n/a |
| Other phosphatic fertilisers | 10 kt | 2 kt | +8 kt | #17 | #34 | n/a |
Download: exports and imports in kt of product, one unit per column.
Calcium ammonium nitrate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Czechia 414 kt20% 2Belgium 379 kt18% 3Netherlands 359 kt17% 4Austria 301 kt14% 5Poland 222 kt11% 6Russia 141 kt6.7% 7France 114 kt5.4% 8Hungary 66 kt3.1% 9Slovakia 55 kt2.6% 10Lithuania 45 kt2.1%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Sweden 334 kt29% 2Denmark 235 kt21% 3Poland 133 kt12% 4Norway 79 kt6.9% 5Netherlands 79 kt6.9% 6Czechia 43 kt3.8% 7Lithuania 31 kt2.7% 8France 29 kt2.5% 9Latvia 27 kt2.4% 10United Kingdom 24 kt2.1%
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Muriate of potash: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Spain 36 kt31% 2Israel 28 kt25% 3Netherlands 19 kt17% 4United Kingdom 12 kt10% 5Poland 9 kt8.1% 6Belgium 7 kt5.9%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Brazil 538 kt18% 2Poland 394 kt13% 3Norway 257 kt8.6% 4France 232 kt7.8% 5Colombia 120 kt4.0% 6Ireland 115 kt3.9% 7Belgium 113 kt3.8% 8China 110 kt3.7% 9Thailand 81 kt2.7% 10South Africa 68 kt2.3%
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Urea: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Poland 278 kt33% 2Russia 243 kt29% 3Netherlands 162 kt19% 4Belgium 80 kt9.6% 5Belarus 19 kt2.3% 6Austria 17 kt2.0% 7Finland 8 kt1.0%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Poland 256 kt18% 2France 162 kt12% 3United Kingdom 150 kt11% 4Sweden 121 kt8.6% 5Canada 86 kt6.1% 6Switzerland 72 kt5.1% 7Spain 68 kt4.9% 8Austria 66 kt4.7% 9Brazil 65 kt4.6% 10Netherlands 58 kt4.1%
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Sulphuric acid: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Netherlands 76 kt32% 2Poland 59 kt25% 3Belgium 54 kt23% 4Austria 17 kt7.1% 5France 8 kt3.6% 6Switzerland 8 kt3.3% 7Sweden 6 kt2.4%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Netherlands 164 kt17% 2Belgium 133 kt14% 3France 118 kt12% 4United Kingdom 103 kt11% 5United States 95 kt9.9% 6Spain 94 kt9.8% 7Morocco 57 kt5.9% 8Chile 44 kt4.6% 9Italy 31 kt3.3% 10Denmark 31 kt3.2%
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Anhydrous ammonia: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Netherlands 196 kt52% 2Belgium 126 kt33% 3France 16 kt4.1% 4Czechia 14 kt3.6% 5Italy 9 kt2.5% 6Morocco 8 kt2.0% 7United States 4 kt1.2%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Sweden 177 kt42% 2Czechia 136 kt32% 3France 54 kt13% 4Poland 16 kt3.8% 5Denmark 12 kt2.9% 6Belgium 12 kt2.7% 7Finland 9 kt2.1% 8Norway 5 kt1.1%
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Ammonium sulphate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Netherlands 108 kt42% 2Belgium 83 kt32% 3Poland 24 kt9.2% 4Finland 13 kt5.1% 5Russia 12 kt4.5% 6France 7 kt2.6% 7Czechia 5 kt1.9%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Netherlands 237 kt51% 2United States 54 kt12% 3Denmark 40 kt8.7% 4Czechia 34 kt7.2% 5France 26 kt5.6% 6Poland 21 kt4.6% 7United Kingdom 16 kt3.3% 8Austria 8 kt1.6%
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NPK compound fertilisers: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 93 kt28% 2Russia 74 kt22% 3Austria 58 kt17% 4Netherlands 39 kt12% 5Morocco 25 kt7.4% 6Poland 15 kt4.3% 7Finland 9 kt2.7% 8Norway 4 kt1.2% 9Czechia 4 kt1.1%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Belgium 53 kt14% 2Slovakia 32 kt8.5% 3Mexico 31 kt8.2% 4Czechia 27 kt7.2% 5Italy 26 kt6.8% 6Denmark 19 kt4.9% 7China 17 kt4.4% 8Hungary 15 kt4.1% 9Colombia 14 kt3.8% 10Greece 13 kt3.5%
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Sulphur: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Netherlands 42 kt24% 2Poland 32 kt19% 3Greece 25 kt15% 4Belgium 16 kt9.2% 5Czechia 12 kt7.1% 6Austria 12 kt6.7% 7Italy 11 kt6.1% 8Hungary 6 kt3.6% 9Spain 5 kt2.7% 10Switzerland 3 kt1.7%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Belgium 114 kt50% 2Netherlands 48 kt21% 3Austria 23 kt10% 4France 23 kt10% 5Switzerland 7 kt3.2% 6Denmark 5 kt2.0% 7Sweden 3 kt1.1%
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Sulphate of potash: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Austria 4 kt37% 2Belgium 2 kt23% 3Netherlands 2 kt23% 4Russia 0.7 kt6.4% 5France 0.5 kt4.5% 6Italy 0.2 kt2.4% 7Sweden 0.2 kt1.9%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1United States 61 kt18% 2Australia 52 kt15% 3South Africa 34 kt9.9% 4France 31 kt8.9% 5Italy 19 kt5.5% 6Poland 16 kt4.6% 7Colombia 15 kt4.4% 8Netherlands 14 kt4.2% 9Greece 12 kt3.4% 10Austria 8 kt2.3%
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Other potassic fertilisers: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Brazil 74 kt27% 2Netherlands 43 kt16% 3France 30 kt11% 4Denmark 21 kt7.7% 5Malaysia 20 kt7.1% 6Indonesia 16 kt5.6% 7China 14 kt5.1% 8Poland 11 kt4.1% 9Belgium 9 kt3.1% 10Australia 6 kt2.1%
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Other ammonium double salts and mixtures: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Slovakia 73 kt29% 2Poland 61 kt24% 3Netherlands 55 kt21% 4Belgium 22 kt8.5% 5Czechia 17 kt6.6% 6Russia 11 kt4.2% 7Denmark 9 kt3.5% 8Finland 5 kt1.8% 9Austria 3 kt1.0%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Denmark 9 kt47% 2Luxembourg 3 kt13% 3Mozambique 2 kt8.6% 4United States 2 kt8.1% 5France 1 kt7.3% 6Belgium 1 kt5.6% 7Switzerland 0.8 kt4.3% 8Netherlands 0.5 kt2.8%
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Phosphate rock: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1France 0.2 kt33% 2Poland 0.1 kt25% 3Austria 0.1 kt20% 4Switzerland <0.1 kt8.4% 5Luxembourg <0.1 kt4.0% 6Denmark <0.1 kt2.7% 7China <0.1 kt1.8% 8South Africa <0.1 kt1.8% 9Brazil <0.1 kt1.4%
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Other nitrogenous fertilisers: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Czechia 79 kt50% 2Poland 45 kt28% 3Netherlands 8 kt5.0% 4Portugal 7 kt4.6% 5Slovakia 6 kt3.5% 6France 5 kt2.9% 7Austria 3 kt2.1% 8Belgium 3 kt1.8% 9Italy 2 kt1.4%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Norway 19 kt24% 2United Kingdom 14 kt18% 3Italy 7 kt8.3% 4Netherlands 5 kt6.6% 5Austria 5 kt6.0% 6Switzerland 4 kt5.5% 7Ireland 4 kt4.6% 8Belgium 3 kt4.2% 9Greece 2 kt2.5% 10Czechia 2 kt2.3%
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Diammonium phosphate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Morocco 86 kt42% 2Belgium 39 kt19% 3Lithuania 30 kt15% 4Russia 22 kt11% 5Poland 20 kt9.5% 6Tunisia 4 kt1.9%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Austria 5 kt30% 2Denmark 4 kt22% 3Hungary 2 kt9.9% 4Poland 1 kt7.8% 5Switzerland 1 kt6.4% 6Luxembourg 0.8 kt5.0% 7Czechia 0.7 kt4.2% 8France 0.6 kt3.6% 9Brazil 0.4 kt2.5% 10Italy 0.3 kt2.0%
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Urea ammonium nitrate solution: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1United Kingdom 71 kt78% 2Canada 9 kt10% 3Netherlands 4 kt4.4% 4Denmark 2 kt2.0% 5Austria 2 kt1.8% 6Switzerland 1 kt1.2% 7Poland 1 kt1.1%
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Phosphoric acid: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Czechia 47 kt28% 2Netherlands 36 kt22% 3Serbia 24 kt15% 4Poland 21 kt13% 5Belgium 19 kt12% 6China 10 kt6.2% 7Switzerland 3 kt1.7% 8Austria 2 kt1.1%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Morocco 5 kt22% 2France 4 kt17% 3Spain 3 kt12% 4Belgium 2 kt8.3% 5Hungary 1 kt6.7% 6Netherlands 1 kt6.5% 7Poland 1 kt6.0% 8Austria 0.9 kt4.6% 9Sweden 0.6 kt3.0% 10Switzerland 0.6 kt2.9%
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PK fertilisers: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Nitrophosphates: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 32 kt37% 2Finland 19 kt22% 3Austria 18 kt21% 4Russia 12 kt14% 5Czechia 2 kt2.5% 6Netherlands 1 kt1.2% 7France 1 kt1.2%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Belgium 5 kt39% 2Switzerland 3 kt21% 3Denmark 2 kt12% 4Netherlands 0.9 kt7.6% 5Austria 0.6 kt4.9% 6India 0.3 kt2.7% 7Hungary 0.3 kt2.2% 8Brazil 0.2 kt2.0% 9Czechia 0.2 kt1.9% 10Poland 0.2 kt1.6%
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Other NP (incl. NPS, APS): partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Triple superphosphate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Ammonium nitrate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
No supplier above the publication threshold.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Monoammonium phosphate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Czechia 5 kt25% 2Sweden 5 kt22% 3Greece 3 kt16% 4Hungary 3 kt14% 5Slovakia 2 kt9.1% 6Belgium 2 kt7.3% 7Italy 0.7 kt3.3%
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Other fertilisers n.e.c.: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Sodium nitrate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
No supplier above the publication threshold.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Potassium nitrate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Single superphosphate: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
No supplier above the publication threshold.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN): partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Other phosphatic fertilisers: partners
Share of Germany's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
No supplier above the publication threshold.
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Main products over time
Six largest products of 2025 on each side, tonnes of product.
Calcium ammonium nitrateUreaAnhydrous ammoniaNPK compound fertilisersAmmonium sulphateOther ammonium double salts and mixtures2025 estimated
kt product.
| Year | Calcium ammonium nitrate | Urea | Anhydrous ammonia | NPK compound fertilisers | Ammonium sulphate | Other ammonium double salts and mixtures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 2,108 | 837 | 377 | 337 | 256 | 255 |
| 2024 | 1,908 | 575 | 367 | 282 | 191 | 243 |
| 2023 | 1,656 | 784 | 374 | 214 | 193 | 215 |
| 2022 | 1,581 | 947 | 518 | 278 | 309 | 80.1 |
| 2021 | 1,811 | 419 | 521 | 319 | 204 | 189 |
| 2020 | 2,073 | 361 | 521 | 368 | 148 | 163 |
| 2019 | 1,918 | 478 | 561 | 402 | 214 | 179 |
| 2018 | 1,759 | 478 | 575 | 327 | 137 | 210 |
| 2017 | 2,055 | 747 | 606 | 494 | 217 | 223 |
| 2016 | 1,929 | 839 | 620 | 468 | 145 | 205 |
| 2015 | 2,141 | 795 | 676 | 457 | 157 | 253 |
| 2014 | 2,458 | 862 | 664 | 583 | 190 | 200 |
| 2013 | 1,948 | 658 | 540 | 484 | 137 | 167 |
| 2012 | 2,266 | 527 | 398 | 511 | 196 | 195 |
| 2011 | 2,554 | 601 | 473 | 526 | 212 | 113 |
| 2010 | 2,166 | 538 | 486 | 583 | 224 | 76.7 |
| 2009 | 2,022 | 625 | 368 | 167 | 152 | 71.1 |
| 2008 | 2,161 | 469 | 527 | 746 | 196 | 46.6 |
| 2007 | 1,849 | 320 | 506 | 698 | 154 | 50.7 |
| 2006 | 2,141 | 397 | 403 | 652 | 163 | 52.7 |
| 2005 | 2,116 | 581 | 328 | 856 | 140 | 44.4 |
| 2004 | 1,942 | 369 | 399 | 955 | 147 | 55.0 |
| 2003 | 2,318 | 497 | 360 | 1,006 | 162 | 49.3 |
| 2002 | 1,846 | 476 | 242 | 783 | 116 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 2,253 | 396 | 326 | 696 | 141 | 44.9 |
| 2000 | 2,748 | 385 | 292 | 1,033 | 183 | 42.5 |
| 1999 | 2,941 | 233 | 234 | 949 | 426 | 27.7 |
| 1998 | 2,903 | 263 | 158 | 1,220 | 538 | 33.5 |
| 1997 | 2,661 | 271 | 182 | 869 | 150 | 19.2 |
| 1996 | 2,790 | 333 | 202 | 790 | 395 | 22.0 |
| 1995 | 3,434 | 346 | 240 | 1,107 | 233 | 23.2 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
FertRadar, from customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI)About this data
Nutrient balance
exports minus imports, tonnes of nutrientCompoundsIntermediatesNitrogen2025 estimated
kt N, exports minus imports.
| Year | Compounds | Intermediates | Nitrogen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | −52.7 | 40.1 | 64.4 |
| 2024 | −51.0 | 89.7 | 237 |
| 2023 | −33.5 | −8.60 | 106 |
| 2022 | −34.9 | −185 | 113 |
| 2021 | −45.4 | −156 | 229 |
| 2020 | −71.7 | −150 | 222 |
| 2019 | −60.2 | −187 | 221 |
| 2018 | −47.8 | −188 | 254 |
| 2017 | −75.7 | −342 | 26.2 |
| 2016 | −90.5 | −262 | −113 |
| 2015 | −82.4 | −313 | −338 |
| 2014 | −115 | −248 | −313 |
| 2013 | −117 | −118 | −54.8 |
| 2012 | −83.2 | −27.0 | −98.2 |
| 2011 | −95.2 | −67.8 | −277 |
| 2010 | −113 | −89.1 | −328 |
| 2009 | −50.9 | −79.6 | −219 |
| 2008 | −127 | −150 | −300 |
| 2007 | −102 | −157 | −119 |
| 2006 | −106 | −70.3 | −373 |
| 2005 | −218 | 55.0 | −457 |
| 2004 | −204 | −70.8 | −318 |
| 2003 | −174 | 2.40 | −495 |
| 2002 | −97.5 | 90.8 | −337 |
| 2001 | −63.6 | 17.1 | −445 |
| 2000 | −143 | 51.8 | −663 |
| 1999 | −123 | 93.3 | −631 |
| 1998 | −148 | 214 | −550 |
| 1997 | −127 | 114 | −431 |
| 1996 | −95.2 | 230 | −543 |
| 1995 | −175 | 195 | −705 |
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 | 67 kt | 120 kt | −53 kt |
| Intermediates | 352 kt | 312 kt | +40 kt |
| Nitrogen | 1.1 Mt | 1.0 Mt | +64 kt |
| Family | Exports | Imports | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compounds | 103 kt | 201 kt | −98 kt |
| Intermediates | 11 kt | 89 kt | −78 kt |
| Phosphate | 13 kt | 25 kt | −12 kt |
| Raw materials | 0.1 kt | 74 kt | −73 kt |
| Family | Exports | Imports | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compounds | 79 kt | 58 kt | +21 kt |
| Intermediates | 9 kt | 7 kt | +2 kt |
| Potash | 2.0 Mt | 83 kt | +2.0 Mt |
Demand
agricultural consumption, tonnes of nutrient, 1995-2024NP₂O₅K₂O
kt nutrient, agricultural consumption.
| Year | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,125 | 140 | 340 |
| 2023 | 978 | 274 | 320 |
| 2022 | 1,007 | 116 | 239 |
| 2021 | 1,097 | 115 | 306 |
| 2020 | 1,265 | 192 | 446 |
| 2019 | 1,372 | 248 | 420 |
| 2018 | 1,342 | 201 | 410 |
| 2017 | 1,497 | 209 | 392 |
| 2016 | 1,659 | 231 | 430 |
| 2015 | 1,711 | 288 | 398 |
| 2014 | 1,823 | 301 | 460 |
| 2013 | 1,675 | 284 | 457 |
| 2012 | 1,649 | 284 | 421 |
| 2011 | 1,640 | 247 | 386 |
| 2010 | 1,786 | 286 | 434 |
| 2009 | 1,569 | 235 | 363 |
| 2008 | 1,551 | 174 | 179 |
| 2007 | 1,807 | 317 | 511 |
| 2006 | 1,600 | 265 | 443 |
| 2005 | 1,785 | 274 | 426 |
| 2004 | 1,778 | 303 | 478 |
| 2003 | 1,828 | 284 | 486 |
| 2002 | 1,788 | 327 | 480 |
| 2001 | 1,848 | 351 | 506 |
| 2000 | 1,848 | 351 | 544 |
| 1999 | 2,014 | 420 | 599 |
| 1998 | 1,903 | 407 | 629 |
| 1997 | 1,788 | 410 | 659 |
| 1996 | 1,758 | 415 | 646 |
| 1995 | 1,770 | 402 | 649 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
FertRadar, from FAO and national statistics. Dashed: FertRadar estimates, grades C and DAbout this data
Indicators, 2024
Import dependence and growth are part of Pro.
| Indicator | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption per hectare of cropland, kg (FAO, as published, 2024) | 75.9A | 10.6A | 24.4A |
| Consumption per capita, kg (FAO, as published, 2024) | 13.3A | 1.7A | 4.0A |
| Share of world demand, % | 1.0A | 0.3A | 0.9A |
| Import dependence, net imports / consumption, % PRO | ••• | ••• | ••• |
| Growth of consumption, 5-year compound, % a year PRO | ••• | ••• | ••• |
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production of fertiliser nutrients and mining capacityProduction, 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) | 929 | 102 | 3,144 |
| 2024 | 1,149 | 102 | 2,620 |
| 2023 | 978 | 80.9 | 2,536 |
| 2022 | 1,006 | 59.6 | 2,709 |
| 2021 | 1,265 | 84.7 | 2,793 |
| 2020 | 1,408 | 76.9 | 2,874 |
| 2019 | 1,509 | 77.6 | 3,000 |
| 2018 | 1,486 | 74.8 | 3,200 |
| 2017 | 1,322 | 72.0 | 2,900 |
| 2016 | 1,371 | 69.2 | 2,800 |
| 2015 | 1,257 | 66.4 | 3,110 |
| 2014 | 1,258 | 63.6 | 3,127 |
| 2013 | 1,365 | 60.8 | 3,075 |
| 2012 | 1,306 | 58.0 | 3,149 |
| 2011 | 1,145 | 55.2 | 3,215 |
| 2010 | 1,280 | 52.4 | 3,024 |
| 2009 | 1,225 | 49.6 | 1,825 |
| 2008 | 962 | 46.8 | 3,280 |
| 2007 | 1,504 | 44.0 | 3,637 |
| 2006 | 1,186 | 34.8 | 3,625 |
| 2005 | 1,254 | 51.0 | 3,664 |
| 2004 | 1,161 | 66.0 | 3,627 |
| 2003 | 1,121 | 129 | 3,564 |
| 2002 | 1,256 | 60.0 | 3,450 |
| 2001 | 1,117 | 86.8 | 3,550 |
| 2000 | 1,095 | 114 | 3,407 |
| 1999 | 1,066 | 140 | 3,543 |
| 1998 | 1,096 | 167 | 3,582 |
| 1997 | 1,078 | 194 | 3,423 |
| 1996 | 1,052 | 194 | 3,332 |
| 1995 | 1,107 | 194 | 3,278 |
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: 4 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 a year PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH (K+S AG) | Werra integrated site (Hattorf, Wintershall, Unterbreizbach) | Potash | ••• | ••• |
| K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH (K+S AG) | Neuhof-Ellers | Potash | ••• | ••• |
| K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH (K+S AG) | Zielitz | Potash | ••• | ••• |
| K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH (K+S AG) | Sigmundshallclosed, not in the total | Potash | ••• |
Companies in Germany
producers with published figuresNarrow down: Germany by nutrient and by product
Anhydrous ammoniaAmmonium sulphateCalcium ammonium nitrateDiammonium phosphateMonoammonium phosphateMuriate of potashNPK compound fertilisersNitrophosphatesOther ammonium double salts and mixturesOther potassic fertilisersOther nitrogenous fertilisersPhosphate rockPhosphoric acidPK fertilisersSulphate of potashSulphurSulphuric acidUrea ammonium nitrate solutionUrea
In the news
from the weekly market newsPrices and tenders
Nitrogen fertilisers in Spain rose after five months of declines, while N fertiliser in Germany remains expensive.
Week to 18 OctRead the key pointFarm and fertiliser policy
Germany's agriculture ministers' conference agreed new regional fertiliser rules, under which the so-called red zones are to be dropped.
Week to 18 OctRead the key pointPrices and tenders
Nitrogen fertilisers in Spain rose after five months of declines, while N fertiliser in Germany remains expensive.
Week to 18 OctRead the key pointFarm and fertiliser policy
Germany's agriculture ministers' conference agreed new regional fertiliser rules, under which the so-called red zones are to be dropped.
Week to 18 OctRead the key pointPrices and tenders
A German market report said costly raw materials are keeping urea prices high.
Week to 11 OctRead the key pointData pack: Germany fertiliser market
Germany, 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).29 rows
- Imports valueImports by product, USD million, FOB, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 rows
- Imports unit valueImports by product, USD per tonne of product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).29 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.149 rows
- DestinationsDestinations by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.266 rows
- Mining capacityMining sites at end-2024: operator, status, capacity as published, nutrient capacity and source.4 rows
- ProducersProducers with published figures in this country (sites or group figures).1 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.94 rows
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About this data
MethodologyDefinitions6
- 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 reliability10
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
- Eurostat, Gross nutrient balance (Eurostat reuse policy)
- Destatis, Fertiliser statistics (Reuse with source citation)
- U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries (Public domain)
- Producers and authorities, Annual reports
- Documents cited by the adjustments: CEPII; EuroChem; Interfax; Metals & Mining Intelligence via Vedomosti; OCP Group; 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 data94
FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 47 corrections, 35 context notes, 10 reclassifications and 2 known anomalies; 7 confirmed by a published figure, 54 estimated.
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Notes10
- Germany imported 2.1 Mt of CAN in 2025 (estimate), 21% of world imports (the largest importer).
- Agricultural use of fertiliser nutrients was 1.6 Mt in 2024: 1.1 Mt N, 140 kt P₂O₅ and 340 kt K₂O.
- Fertiliser production in 2024: 1.1 Mt N, 102 kt P₂O₅ and 2.6 Mt K₂O.
- 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), "Germany fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/countries/germany/, Release 2026.10.