Demand of K₂O, 2024Demand: 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).Source: FAO and national statistics (CC BY 4.0), completed by graded FertRadar estimatesgrade A, 1.4% of world
Production of K₂O, 2025Production 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.Source: FAO and national statistics (CC BY 4.0), completed by graded FertRadar estimatesgrade D
Net exports of potash fertilisers, 2025Imports 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 FertRadarnet exporter
Potash mining capacityIdentified 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 referencepartly identified
Demand
agricultural consumption, tonnes of K₂O
Demand of K₂Oestimate (grade C or D)
kt K₂O, agricultural consumption.
Year
Demand of K₂O
2024
537
2023
536
2022
526
2021
497
2020
478
2019
419
2018
390
2017
370
2016
318
2015
296
2014
274
2013
256
2012
276
2011
280
2010
283
2009
271
2008
292
2007
280
2006
234
2005
226
2004
226
2003
199
2002
199
2001
199
2000
180
1999
182
1998
182
1997
182
1996
182
1995
182
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.
Consumption per hectare of cropland
4.4A
kg K₂O
Consumption per capita
3.7A
kg K₂O
Share of world demand
1.4A
%
Import dependence, net imports / consumption PRO
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%
Growth of consumption, 5-year compound PRO
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% a year
Trade
products containing K₂O, 2025, tonnes of product
Products containing K₂O
Imports and exports in tonnes of product, with the grade used to count the nutrient and the main partner. Select a product for its page.
K₂O via MOPFormula: MOP / 0.60.Source: World Bank commodity price data (CC BY 4.0)2025 average 579
Data pack: Russia potash fertiliser market (K₂O)
Russia, products containing K₂O: demand and supply 1995-2025, trade 1995-2025, partners of the latest year, prices.
DemandAgricultural consumption of K₂O, kt of nutrient, with data quality grade.31 rows
SupplyProduction of 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.7 rows
Imports volumeImports by product, kt product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).6 rows
Exports unit valueExports by product, USD per tonne of product, 1995-2025 (2025 estimated).6 rows
Nutrient balanceExports, imports and balance in kt of nutrient, by nutrient and product family. Raw materials and intermediates shown apart.9 rows
SuppliersSuppliers by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.20 rows
DestinationsDestinations by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.71 rows
Mining capacityMining sites at end-2024: operator, status, capacity as published, nutrient capacity and source.6 rows
ProducersProducers with published figures in this country (sites or group figures).5 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.56 rows
Also in the file: a Read me sheet (contents, units, how to cite, terms of use), the Sources sheet with every source, its licence and address, and the Definitions sheet with grades and notes.
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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.
Trade in nutrient tonnes
Tonnes of product converted with the FertRadar nutrient contents (see Methodology, products table).
Net imports (D10)
Imports minus exports of fertilisers in nutrient tonnes, from the FertRadar trade matrix (indicator D10). Raw materials and intermediates excluded.
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 data56
FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 33 corrections, 19 context notes, 3 known anomalies and 1 reclassification; 3 confirmed by a published figure, 35 estimated.
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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.