Grade used for nutrient tonnes: 13% N, 46% K₂O; one tonne carries 0.59 t of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O.
World trade, 2025Sum 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).7 documented adjustments touch this product.Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar+4.1% vs 2024
Value, 2025Declared value of the flows, FOB equivalent (freight and insurance excluded), in US dollars.Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadarFOB equivalent
Average unit value, 2025Value divided by quantity over flows with a quantity. A customs average across contracts and grades, not a market price.Source: Customs statistics reconciled by CEPII (BACI, Etalab Open Licence 2.0), cleaned and adjusted by FertRadar940 USD/t in 2024
Potassium nitrate, world: trade 1995-2025, exporters, importers and routes of the latest year, prices, producers.
World tradeWorld trade in Potassium nitrate: volume, nutrient content, value, unit value, number of flows.31 rows
ExportersExporters in 2025: rank, volume, value, unit value, share of world, change on the year before.20 rows
ImportersImporters in 2025: rank, volume, value, unit value, share of world, change on the year before.20 rows
RoutesLargest exporter to importer routes in 2025.20 rows
Leading exportersLeading exporters of the latest year, volume over time, kt product.10 rows
Leading importersLeading importers of the latest year, volume over time, kt product.10 rows
PricesWorld Bank benchmarks, monthly averages, nominal US dollars per tonne of product (gas per MMBtu).321 rows
ProducersProducers with figures for this product.3 rows
AdjustmentsCorrections FertRadar applied to the customs data behind this file, with their evidence.7 rows
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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).
Value
Declared value of the flows, FOB equivalent (freight and insurance excluded), in US dollars.
Unit value
Value divided by quantity over flows with a quantity. A customs average across contracts and grades, not a market price.
Nutrient content
Tonnes of product converted with the FertRadar nutrient contents (see Methodology, products table). Potassium nitrate: formula (KNO3).
Product scope
Industrial uses included.
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; USGS
The document, page and date behind each figure are listed in the Pro data files. Sources and licences
Adjustments to the customs data7
FertRadar corrects, reclassifies or annotates customs flows only on documented evidence. Those touching this page: 5 hub rules and 2 corrections; 7 estimated.
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The largest exporter in 2025 (estimate) was Chile, with 482 kt, 42% of world exports.
The largest importer in 2025 (estimate) was Spain, with 189 kt, 17% of world imports.
The average customs unit value was 945 USD/t in 2025 (estimate), against 940 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.
Secondary product: ingested and shown for completeness; nutrient content is approximate or not converted.