ICL Group
Sallent plant, ICL Iberia, Suria plant, ICL Iberia
2014-2025Company profileCountry market, Southern Europe
Spain fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply
Spain exported 747 kt of sulphuric acid in 2025 (estimate), 3.3% of world exports (the 9th 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 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
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 complete
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 Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urea | 140 kt | 1.2 Mt | −1.0 Mt | #36 | #12 | ••• |
| NPK compound fertilisers | 261 kt | 810 kt | −549 kt | #13 | #5 | ••• |
| Sulphuric acid | 747 kt | 156 kt | +590 kt | #9 | #22 | ••• |
| Muriate of potash | 551 kt | 169 kt | +382 kt | #9 | #32 | ••• |
| Calcium ammonium nitrate | 300 kt | 314 kt | −14 kt | #12 | #8 | ••• |
| Anhydrous ammonia | 165 kt | 378 kt | −213 kt | #19 | #11 | ••• |
| Phosphoric acid | 10 kt | 417 kt | −407 kt | #29 | #5 | ••• |
| Sulphur | 332 kt | 91 kt | +241 kt | #19 | #38 | ••• |
| Ammonium sulphate | 144 kt | 159 kt | −15 kt | #9 | #33 | ••• |
| Single superphosphate | 284 kt | 2 kt | +281 kt | #4 | #39 | n/a |
| Potassium nitrate | 25 kt | 189 kt | −164 kt | #9 | #1 | ••• |
| Phosphate rock | 4 kt | 207 kt | −203 kt | #32 | #24 | ••• |
| Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN) | 11 kt | 192 kt | −181 kt | #18 | #5 | ••• |
| Diammonium phosphate | 3 kt | 175 kt | −172 kt | #40 | #18 | ••• |
| Other ammonium double salts and mixtures | 170 kt | 8 kt | +162 kt | #1 | #27 | n/a |
| Urea ammonium nitrate solution | 6 kt | 146 kt | −140 kt | #21 | #7 | n/a |
| Monoammonium phosphate | 10 kt | 126 kt | −116 kt | #30 | #15 | ••• |
| Ammonium nitrate | 56 kt | 57 kt | −1 kt | #21 | #36 | ••• |
| Other fertilisers n.e.c. | 83 kt | 24 kt | +60 kt | #12 | #33 | n/a |
| Other NP (incl. NPS, APS) | 64 kt | 6 kt | +58 kt | #16 | #60 | n/a |
| Other nitrogenous fertilisers | 28 kt | 37 kt | −9 kt | #16 | #14 | n/a |
| Other phosphatic fertilisers | 25 kt | 36 kt | −11 kt | #10 | #6 | n/a |
| Sulphate of potash | 6 kt | 49 kt | −44 kt | #25 | #13 | n/a |
| Other potassic fertilisers | 6 kt | 16 kt | −11 kt | #23 | #25 | n/a |
| Nitrophosphates | 7 kt | 13 kt | −6 kt | #20 | #17 | n/a |
| Triple superphosphate | 11 kt | 7 kt | +4 kt | #15 | #44 | n/a |
| PK fertilisers | 10 kt | 7 kt | +4 kt | #10 | #19 | n/a |
| Sodium nitrate | 0.4 kt | 3 kt | −3 kt | #23 | #27 | n/a |
Download: exports and imports in kt of product, one unit per column.
Urea: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Egypt 452 kt39% 2Algeria 159 kt14% 3Russia 129 kt11% 4Netherlands 118 kt10% 5France 88 kt7.6% 6Germany 68 kt5.9% 7Italy 60 kt5.2% 8Portugal 19 kt1.7% 9Libya 19 kt1.6% 10Nigeria 11 kt1.0%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Portugal 76 kt54% 2France 47 kt33% 3Italy 3 kt2.4% 4Morocco 3 kt2.4% 5United States 3 kt2.3% 6Argentina 2 kt1.1%
Rank 6 with a free account.
NPK compound fertilisers: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 271 kt34% 2Norway 154 kt19% 3Russia 133 kt16% 4Portugal 133 kt16% 5Morocco 51 kt6.3% 6France 30 kt3.7% 7Netherlands 9 kt1.1% 8Germany 9 kt1.1% 9Türkiye 8 kt1.0%
Ranks 6 to 9 with a free account.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Portugal 133 kt51% 2France 21 kt7.9% 3Mexico 11 kt4.1% 4Türkiye 11 kt4.1% 5Netherlands 6 kt2.3% 6Italy 6 kt2.1% 7Brazil 5 kt1.9% 8Tunisia 4 kt1.7% 9Egypt 4 kt1.5% 10Morocco 4 kt1.5%
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Sulphuric acid: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Germany 94 kt60% 2Italy 22 kt14% 3France 19 kt12% 4Finland 8 kt5.0% 5Greece 7 kt4.8% 6Bulgaria 3 kt2.0% 7Belgium 2 kt1.2%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Brazil 196 kt26% 2Morocco 121 kt16% 3Portugal 110 kt15% 4United States 98 kt13% 5France 66 kt8.8% 6Chile 63 kt8.4% 7Argentina 46 kt6.2% 8Namibia 18 kt2.4% 9Italy 10 kt1.3% 10Algeria 8 kt1.1%
Ranks 6 to 10 with a free account.
Muriate of potash: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1France 106 kt19% 2United Kingdom 99 kt18% 3Portugal 67 kt12% 4Netherlands 51 kt9.2% 5Ukraine 40 kt7.2% 6Norway 38 kt6.9% 7Brazil 37 kt6.8% 8Germany 36 kt6.5% 9Italy 27 kt4.9% 10Uruguay 25 kt4.5%
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Calcium ammonium nitrate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Netherlands 92 kt29% 2Portugal 81 kt26% 3Belgium 50 kt16% 4Russia 24 kt7.7% 5Türkiye 22 kt6.9% 6Egypt 19 kt6.2% 7Germany 19 kt6.0% 8France 8 kt2.4%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Ireland 70 kt23% 2United Kingdom 58 kt19% 3France 52 kt17% 4Netherlands 45 kt15% 5Denmark 36 kt12% 6Portugal 16 kt5.2% 7Sweden 8 kt2.8% 8Italy 4 kt1.4% 9Morocco 4 kt1.2% 10Estonia 3 kt1.1%
Ranks 6 to 10 with a free account.
Anhydrous ammonia: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Algeria 227 kt60% 2Türkiye 45 kt12% 3Egypt 39 kt10% 4Trinidad and Tobago 28 kt7.5% 5Indonesia 13 kt3.5% 6Libya 12 kt3.2% 7United Arab Emirates 8 kt2.1% 8United States 6 kt1.5%
Ranks 6 to 8 with a free account.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Phosphoric acid: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Portugal 5 kt46% 2Italy 2 kt21% 3France 1 kt12% 4Netherlands 0.7 kt7.2% 5Nigeria 0.2 kt2.3% 6Senegal 0.2 kt2.1% 7Algeria 0.2 kt1.6% 8Peru 0.1 kt1.1%
Ranks 6 to 8 with a free account.
Sulphur: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Italy 44 kt49% 2Greece 16 kt18% 3Netherlands 12 kt14% 4Libya 9 kt9.9% 5Norway 4 kt4.0% 6France 2 kt1.9% 7Germany 1 kt1.3%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Morocco 196 kt59% 2France 51 kt16% 3Netherlands 42 kt13% 4Sweden 19 kt5.8% 5Tunisia 8 kt2.5% 6Germany 5 kt1.4%
Rank 6 with a free account.
Ammonium sulphate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Italy 37 kt25% 2France 30 kt21% 3Morocco 21 kt15% 4Israel 11 kt7.6% 5Greece 10 kt7.2% 6Portugal 10 kt6.9% 7Lebanon 4 kt3.1% 8Brazil 4 kt2.5% 9Argentina 3 kt2.2% 10Saudi Arabia 3 kt1.8%
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Single superphosphate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Brazil 219 kt77% 2Uruguay 32 kt11% 3France 14 kt5.0% 4Netherlands 10 kt3.4% 5United Kingdom 5 kt1.8% 6Portugal 3 kt1.0%
Rank 6 with a free account.
Potassium nitrate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Chile 90 kt48% 2Israel 39 kt21% 3Jordan 36 kt19% 4Austria 12 kt6.3% 5Denmark 7 kt3.8% 6Poland 3 kt1.5% 7Belgium 2 kt1.2%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Italy 12 kt47% 2Portugal 9 kt34% 3Türkiye 1 kt4.1% 4Slovakia 0.7 kt2.8% 5France 0.7 kt2.8% 6Peru 0.6 kt2.4% 7Senegal 0.5 kt1.9%
Ranks 6 to 7 with a free account.
Phosphate rock: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Egypt 90 kt43% 2Morocco 77 kt37% 3Algeria 14 kt6.7% 4Jordan 10 kt4.8% 5Senegal 10 kt4.7% 6Tunisia 5 kt2.4% 7France 3 kt1.3%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1France 4 kt82% 2Nigeria 0.2 kt5.5% 3Belgium 0.1 kt2.8% 4Portugal 0.1 kt2.6% 5United States 0.1 kt2.3% 6Lithuania 0.1 kt1.2% 7United Kingdom <0.1 kt1.1%
Ranks 6 to 7 with a free account.
Calcium nitrate (double salts with AN): partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Norway 129 kt68% 2China 20 kt10% 3Egypt 18 kt9.6% 4Portugal 12 kt6.1% 5Slovakia 5 kt2.6% 6Czechia 3 kt1.7% 7Russia 3 kt1.4%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Portugal 7 kt61% 2Israel 1 kt9.5% 3Peru 0.8 kt7.0% 4Italy 0.7 kt6.3% 5France 0.2 kt2.1% 6Senegal 0.2 kt1.8% 7Tunisia 0.2 kt1.8% 8Greece 0.2 kt1.6% 9Moldova 0.2 kt1.4% 10Chile 0.1 kt1.3%
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Diammonium phosphate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Morocco 125 kt72% 2Tunisia 19 kt11% 3Russia 11 kt6.3% 4Lithuania 8 kt4.5% 5Türkiye 5 kt3.0% 6Belgium 4 kt2.2%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Other ammonium double salts and mixtures: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Denmark 50 kt29% 2Netherlands 45 kt26% 3United Kingdom 34 kt20% 4France 22 kt13% 5Ireland 10 kt5.9% 6Italy 7 kt4.2%
Rank 6 with a free account.
Urea ammonium nitrate solution: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Monoammonium phosphate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Morocco 37 kt30% 2United States 27 kt22% 3Russia 16 kt13% 4Belgium 16 kt12% 5China 15 kt12% 6Lithuania 10 kt8.1% 7Tunisia 2 kt1.6%
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Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Brazil 2 kt23% 2Algeria 2 kt17% 3Romania 2 kt16% 4Portugal 0.8 kt8.0% 5France 0.8 kt7.6% 6Uruguay 0.7 kt7.1% 7Belgium 0.4 kt4.1% 8Italy 0.3 kt2.6% 9United States 0.3 kt2.6% 10Madagascar 0.2 kt1.6%
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Ammonium nitrate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Georgia 37 kt65% 2Türkiye 5 kt8.5% 3Russia 4 kt7.7% 4Portugal 3 kt5.5% 5Romania 3 kt4.9% 6Italy 2 kt3.6% 7France 2 kt3.0%
Ranks 6 to 7 with a free account.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1United Kingdom 22 kt39% 2Côte d'Ivoire 8 kt14% 3France 7 kt12% 4Portugal 5 kt8.1% 5Morocco 5 kt8.0% 6Belgium 3 kt6.2% 7Eritrea 1 kt2.4% 8Netherlands 1 kt1.8% 9Hungary 0.8 kt1.4% 10Italy 0.6 kt1.1%
Ranks 6 to 10 with a free account.
Other fertilisers n.e.c.: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1China 4 kt17% 2Israel 4 kt17% 3France 4 kt16% 4Finland 2 kt7.6% 5Belgium 2 kt7.0% 6United States 2 kt6.2% 7Netherlands 1 kt5.4% 8Chile 1 kt5.1% 9Italy 1 kt4.7% 10Viet Nam 0.6 kt2.5%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Portugal 8 kt9.0% 2Mexico 7 kt8.9% 3Italy 5 kt6.3% 4Egypt 5 kt6.0% 5France 5 kt5.4% 6Chile 4 kt4.3% 7Saudi Arabia 3 kt3.9% 8China 3 kt3.8% 9Ecuador 3 kt3.5% 10Viet Nam 2 kt2.8%
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Other NP (incl. NPS, APS): partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1France 1 kt18% 2Lithuania 1 kt17% 3China 1 kt16% 4Portugal 0.7 kt12% 5Morocco 0.5 kt8.5% 6Italy 0.4 kt7.2% 7Netherlands 0.3 kt5.2% 8United States 0.2 kt3.4% 9Mexico 0.2 kt3.0% 10United Kingdom 0.1 kt2.4%
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DestinationVolumeShare
1Romania 31 kt48% 2Argentina 15 kt24% 3Portugal 6 kt10% 4Moldova 5 kt7.3% 5France 2 kt2.5% 6Brazil 1 kt2.1% 7Saudi Arabia 1 kt1.5% 8Italy 0.7 kt1.1% 9India 0.7 kt1.1%
Ranks 6 to 9 with a free account.
Other nitrogenous fertilisers: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Other phosphatic fertilisers: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Sulphate of potash: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
1Belgium 26 kt53% 2Egypt 11 kt23% 3Finland 4 kt8.1% 4Germany 2 kt4.5% 5Austria 2 kt4.0% 6Portugal 0.8 kt1.7% 7France 0.6 kt1.3% 8Australia 0.6 kt1.2%
Ranks 6 to 8 with a free account.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
1Portugal 3 kt59% 2France 0.8 kt15% 3Saudi Arabia 0.2 kt3.4% 4Senegal 0.1 kt2.5% 5Mali 0.1 kt2.3% 6Pakistan 0.1 kt1.8% 7Chile 0.1 kt1.7% 8Israel 0.1 kt1.6% 9Tunisia 0.1 kt1.5% 10Moldova 0.1 kt1.2%
Ranks 6 to 10 with a free account.
Other potassic fertilisers: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Nitrophosphates: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
OriginVolumeShare
Customers
No customer above the publication threshold.
Triple superphosphate: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
No supplier above the publication threshold.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
PK fertilisers: partners
Share of Spain's imports or exports, 2025.
Suppliers
No supplier above the publication threshold.
Customers
DestinationVolumeShare
Sodium nitrate: partners
Share of Spain'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.
UreaNPK compound fertilisersPhosphoric acidAnhydrous ammoniaCalcium ammonium nitratePhosphate rock2025 estimated
kt product.
| Year | Urea | NPK compound fertilisers | Phosphoric acid | Anhydrous ammonia | Calcium ammonium nitrate | Phosphate rock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 1,153 | 810 | 417 | 378 | 314 | 207 |
| 2024 | 972 | 628 | 432 | 309 | 307 | 294 |
| 2023 | 1,027 | 544 | 333 | 237 | 237 | 396 |
| 2022 | 887 | 503 | 311 | 381 | 287 | 562 |
| 2021 | 926 | 780 | 349 | 442 | 271 | 522 |
| 2020 | 974 | 709 | 505 | 387 | 299 | 365 |
| 2019 | 745 | 750 | 366 | 424 | 379 | 359 |
| 2018 | 813 | 722 | 419 | 432 | 398 | 333 |
| 2017 | 984 | 712 | 449 | 420 | 226 | 290 |
| 2016 | 761 | 601 | 407 | 339 | 246 | 453 |
| 2015 | 842 | 643 | 365 | 423 | 344 | 444 |
| 2014 | 889 | 617 | 415 | 413 | 354 | 430 |
| 2013 | 699 | 609 | 430 | 398 | 256 | 349 |
| 2012 | 519 | 543 | 587 | 205 | 192 | 356 |
| 2011 | 503 | 547 | 563 | 235 | 283 | 372 |
| 2010 | 638 | 461 | 194 | 198 | 268 | 767 |
| 2009 | 470 | 164 | 127 | 286 | 175 | 456 |
| 2008 | 445 | 512 | 153 | 245 | 149 | 1,583 |
| 2007 | 520 | 658 | 217 | 482 | 247 | 1,752 |
| 2006 | 344 | 565 | 189 | 493 | 280 | 1,593 |
| 2005 | 380 | 590 | 167 | 471 | 286 | 1,779 |
| 2004 | 468 | 712 | 150 | 456 | 178 | 1,805 |
| 2003 | 556 | 778 | 97.2 | 414 | 238 | 1,786 |
| 2002 | 479 | 726 | 74.1 | 412 | 180 | 1,799 |
| 2001 | 577 | 744 | 78.8 | 459 | 228 | 2,074 |
| 2000 | 671 | 781 | 86.9 | 571 | 267 | 1,855 |
| 1999 | 405 | 708 | 121 | 588 | 444 | 2,192 |
| 1998 | 410 | 832 | 170 | 551 | 555 | 2,108 |
| 1997 | 381 | 687 | 91.6 | 445 | 417 | 2,199 |
| 1996 | 446 | 560 | 42.7 | 489 | 427 | 2,114 |
| 1995 | 293 | 508 | 134 | 522 | 287 | 1,800 |
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) | −116 | −196 | −544 |
| 2024 | −52.7 | −189 | −334 |
| 2023 | −82.4 | −163 | −361 |
| 2022 | −62.5 | −284 | −318 |
| 2021 | −105 | −340 | −373 |
| 2020 | −146 | −271 | −392 |
| 2019 | −153 | −307 | −289 |
| 2018 | −128 | −313 | −339 |
| 2017 | −143 | −291 | −416 |
| 2016 | −123 | −254 | −300 |
| 2015 | −134 | −284 | −417 |
| 2014 | −140 | −248 | −467 |
| 2013 | −120 | −259 | −329 |
| 2012 | −90.0 | −113 | −177 |
| 2011 | −81.3 | −143 | −264 |
| 2010 | −55.1 | −113 | −318 |
| 2009 | −55.5 | −213 | −225 |
| 2008 | −60.0 | −213 | −268 |
| 2007 | −97.5 | −361 | −317 |
| 2006 | −79.0 | −353 | −244 |
| 2005 | −115 | −378 | −207 |
| 2004 | −134 | −344 | −291 |
| 2003 | −147 | −345 | −335 |
| 2002 | −146 | −331 | −213 |
| 2001 | −146 | −395 | −355 |
| 2000 | −150 | −475 | −440 |
| 1999 | −113 | −504 | −224 |
| 1998 | −139 | −461 | −280 |
| 1997 | −115 | −364 | −242 |
| 1996 | −114 | −407 | −354 |
| 1995 | −88.9 | −435 | −187 |
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 | 55 kt | 171 kt | −116 kt |
| Intermediates | 139 kt | 335 kt | −196 kt |
| Nitrogen | 198 kt | 742 kt | −544 kt |
| Family | Exports | Imports | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compounds | 62 kt | 273 kt | −211 kt |
| Intermediates | 6 kt | 225 kt | −220 kt |
| Phosphate | 56 kt | 11 kt | +45 kt |
| Raw materials | 1 kt | 62 kt | −61 kt |
| Family | Exports | Imports | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compounds | 41 kt | 123 kt | −82 kt |
| Intermediates | 11 kt | 87 kt | −75 kt |
| Potash | 335 kt | 129 kt | +206 kt |
Demand
agricultural consumption, tonnes of nutrient, 1995-2024NP₂O₅K₂Oestimate (grade C or D)
kt nutrient, agricultural consumption.
| Year | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 872 | 317 | 359 |
| 2023 | 773 | 244 | 307 |
| 2022 | 744 | 242 | 307 |
| 2021 | 1,030 | 392 | 403 |
| 2020 | 1,059 | 487 | 399 |
| 2019 | 1,011 | 480 | 407 |
| 2018 | 1,033 | 426 | 415 |
| 2017 | 1,079 | 436 | 390 |
| 2016 | 982 | 415 | 379 |
| 2015 | 1,068 | 412 | 380 |
| 2014 | 1,102 | 399 | 358 |
| 2013 | 962 | 433 | 355 |
| 2012 | 843 | 377 | 321 |
| 2011 | 847 | 363 | 315 |
| 2010 | 941 | 337 | 359 |
| 2009 | 781 | 264 | 166 |
| 2008 | 740 | 272 | 319 |
| 2007 | 986 | 554 | 445 |
| 2006 | 970 | 452 | 388 |
| 2005 | 924 | 513 | 398 |
| 2004 | 1,073 | 589 | 493 |
| 2003 | 1,199 | 614 | 469 |
| 2002 | 1,027 | 605 | 491 |
| 2001 | 1,070 | 604 | 481 |
| 2000 | 1,114 | 568 | 468 |
| 1999 | 1,181 | 556 | 468 |
| 1998 | 1,111 | 545 | 468 |
| 1997 | 1,042 | 533 | 397 |
| 1996 | 1,153 | 522 | 483 |
| 1995 | 913 | 510 | 548 |
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) | 52.9A | 19.3A | 21.8A |
| Consumption per capita, kg (FAO, as published, 2024) | 18.2A | 6.6A | 7.5A |
| Share of world demand, % | 0.8A | 0.7A | 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) | 708 | 144 | 450 |
| 2024 | 708 | 144 | 489 |
| 2023 | 607 | 117 | 360 |
| 2022 | 720 | 222 | 415 |
| 2021 | 1,000 | 310 | 376 |
| 2020 | 730 | 241 | 352 |
| 2019 | 742 | 222 | 500 |
| 2018 | 755 | 204 | 700 |
| 2017 | 728 | 211 | 675 |
| 2016 | 704 | 206 | 667 |
| 2015 | 724 | 214 | 668 |
| 2014 | 691 | 191 | 707 |
| 2013 | 710 | 257 | 711 |
| 2012 | 749 | 270 | 632 |
| 2011 | 718 | 263 | 521 |
| 2010 | 715 | 299 | 514 |
| 2009 | 620 | 104 | 481 |
| 2008 | 628 | 292 | 435 |
| 2007 | 710 | 362 | 435 |
| 2006 | 716 | 310 | 435 |
| 2005 | 795 | 331 | 575 |
| 2004 | 761 | 354 | 590 |
| 2003 | 791 | 375 | 594 |
| 2002 | 772 | 382 | 481 |
| 2001 | 833 | 433 | 471 |
| 2000 | 814 | 440 | 653 |
| 1999 | 814 | 435 | 656 |
| 1998 | 857 | 429 | 597 |
| 1997 | 919 | 424 | 640 |
| 1996 | 882 | 419 | 717 |
| 1995 | 845 | 413 | 760 |
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: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICL Iberia (ICL Group) | Suria processing plant and Cabanasses mine, Catalonia | Potash | ••• | ••• |
| ICL Iberia (ICL Group) | Sallent plant and Vilafruns mine (Balsareny)idled, not in the total | Potash | ••• | |
| Highfield Resources (Geoalcali) | Muga potash project, phase 1, Navarra/Aragonplanned, not in the total | Potash | ••• |
Companies in Spain
producers with published figuresNarrow down: Spain by nutrient and by product
Anhydrous ammoniaAmmonium nitrateAmmonium sulphateCalcium ammonium nitrateCalcium nitrate (double salts with AN)Diammonium phosphateMonoammonium phosphateMuriate of potashNPK compound fertilisersOther NP (incl. NPS, APS)Other ammonium double salts and mixturesOther fertilisers n.e.c.Phosphate rockPhosphoric acidPotassium nitrateSulphate of potashSingle superphosphateSulphurSulphuric acidUrea
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Spain, 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.168 rows
- DestinationsDestinations by product in the latest year: volume, value, unit value and share.208 rows
- Mining capacityMining sites at end-2024: operator, status, capacity as published, nutrient capacity and source.3 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.104 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 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; 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 data104
FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 41 corrections, 32 context notes, 24 reclassifications, 4 known anomalies and 3 acid basis overrides; 30 confirmed by a published figure, 41 estimated.
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Notes10
- Spain imported 1.2 Mt of urea in 2025 (estimate), 1.9% of world imports (the 12th largest importer).
- Agricultural use of fertiliser nutrients was 1.5 Mt in 2024: 872 kt N, 317 kt P₂O₅ and 359 kt K₂O.
- Fertiliser production in 2024: 708 kt N, 144 kt P₂O₅ and 489 kt 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), "Spain fertiliser market: trade, demand and supply", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/countries/spain/, Release 2026.10.