India: NPK fertilisers imports, 1995-2025
India imported 2.5 Mt of NPK fertilisers in 2025 (estimate), a record in the 1995-2025 series.
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.
kt product.
| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 20.4 | 2,490 |
| 2024 | 29.1 | 1,580 |
| 2023 | 35.9 | 1,619 |
| 2022 | 17.9 | 1,271 |
| 2021 | 18.3 | 1,051 |
| 2020 | 33.0 | 785 |
| 2019 | 41.2 | 516 |
| 2018 | 65.1 | 484 |
| 2017 | 66.9 | 160 |
| 2016 | 70.2 | 297 |
| 2015 | 95.0 | 427 |
| 2014 | 80.9 | 95.8 |
| 2013 | 39.4 | 91.0 |
| 2012 | 45.0 | 475 |
| 2011 | 48.6 | 324 |
| 2010 | 19.0 | 438 |
| 2009 | 47.1 | 8.30 |
| 2008 | 7.40 | 50.9 |
| 2007 | 6.20 | 16.3 |
| 2006 | 0.50 | 14.0 |
| 2005 | 0.30 | 13.5 |
| 2004 | 0.50 | 6.50 |
| 2003 | 0.20 | 6.20 |
| 2002 | 0.80 | 10.4 |
| 2001 | 0.10 | 7.70 |
| 2000 | 0.70 | 2.10 |
| 1999 | 0.20 | 1.20 |
| 1998 | 0.00 | 12.0 |
| 1997 | 0.00 | 9.40 |
| 1996 | 0.10 | 0.60 |
| 1995 | 0.00 | 112 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
Latest 12 months, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
India: NPK compound fertilisers trade over the latest 12 months, against the same months a year earlier. Latest month March 2026: partly estimated, countries declaring 70% of world NPK compound fertilisers imports have reported.
Suppliers, 2025
Total 2.5 Mt. Volume and share. Unit values by route are part of Pro.
Plus 28 smaller partners, 11 kt in total.
Destinations, 2025
Total 20 kt. Volume and share. Unit values by route are part of Pro.
Plus 39 smaller partners, 0.5 kt in total.
Partners over time
Largest partners of 2025, tonnes of product.
kt product. Latest 29 years shown; the download has the full series.
| Year | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Norway | United Arab Emirates | China |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 2,321 | 87.3 | 36.2 | 14.4 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 1,495 | 31.3 | 20.7 | 7.70 | 7.20 |
| 2023 | 1,531 | 57.3 | 2.70 | 5.30 | 8.00 |
| 2022 | 1,178 | 32.7 | 21.8 | 6.80 | 5.90 |
| 2021 | 667 | 140 | 19.3 | 12.7 | 7.50 |
| 2020 | 564 | 60.1 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 8.20 |
| 2019 | 374 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 3.00 |
| 2018 | 352 | 22.0 | 17.4 | 11.4 | 2.70 |
| 2017 | 130 | 0.10 | 9.70 | 10.0 | 4.60 |
| 2016 | 174 | 0.10 | 6.20 | 8.20 | 11.4 |
| 2015 | 365 | 0.10 | 4.50 | 10.0 | 5.70 |
| 2014 | 67.0 | 0.40 | 3.30 | 5.70 | 15.5 |
| 2013 | 38.3 | 0.10 | 2.80 | 6.10 | 5.80 |
| 2012 | 315 | 0.60 | 4.20 | 2.20 | |
| 2011 | 172 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 5.20 | 3.00 |
| 2010 | 123 | 0.20 | 2.40 | 77.6 | |
| 2009 | 1.10 | 1.40 | |||
| 2008 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 1.80 | ||
| 2007 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 4.40 | ||
| 2006 | 0.00 | 4.10 | 2.60 | ||
| 2005 | 0.10 | 3.50 | 1.10 | ||
| 2004 | 1.50 | 0.30 | |||
| 2003 | 0.90 | 0.10 | |||
| 2002 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.10 | ||
| 2001 | 0.40 | 0.10 | |||
| 2000 | 0.10 | 0.00 | |||
| 1999 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1996 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |||
| 1995 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
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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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 data3
FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 3 context notes.
Notes7
- That is 14% of world NPK fertilisers imports, making India the largest importer.
- Russia was the main supplier, with 2.3 Mt (93% of the total).
- The average customs unit value of these imports was 478 USD/t, against 417 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), "India: NPK fertilisers imports", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/countries/india/npk/, Release 2026.10.