Superphosphates (TSP and SSP combined): world market, 1995-2025
World trade in superphosphates was 5.4 Mt in 2016.
Years up to 2024 are complete annual data; only 2025, the latest year, is a FertRadar estimate from the monthly customs declarations (UN Comtrade).
World trade in superphosphates, 1995-2025
Tonnes of product, nutrient content, value or average unit value. Hover the chart for values.
kt product.
| Year | World trade |
|---|---|
| 2025 (estimate) | 10,130 |
| 2024 | 8,289 |
| 2023 | 7,664 |
| 2022 | 6,477 |
| 2021 | 7,578 |
| 2020 | 5,209 |
| 2019 | 6,498 |
| 2018 | 6,628 |
| 2017 | 5,985 |
| 2016 | 5,352 |
| 2015 | 5,833 |
| 2014 | 6,056 |
| 2013 | 5,863 |
| 2012 | 5,573 |
| 2011 | 6,213 |
| 2010 | 5,680 |
| 2009 | 3,990 |
| 2008 | 5,584 |
| 2007 | 5,606 |
| 2006 | 4,831 |
| 2005 | 5,375 |
| 2004 | 5,078 |
| 2003 | 4,392 |
| 2002 | 4,223 |
| 2001 | 4,196 |
| 2000 | 4,507 |
| 1999 | 3,793 |
| 1998 | 4,062 |
| 1997 | 4,190 |
| 1996 | 4,266 |
| 1995 | 4,163 |
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
Exporters, 2016
Volume, share of world exports and change on 2015. Select a country for its page.
| rank | country | iso3 | tonnes | value_musd | share_pct | change_pct | unit_value_usd_t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | CHN | |||||
| 2 | Morocco | MAR | |||||
| 3 | Israel | ISR | |||||
| 4 | Tunisia | TUN | |||||
| 5 | Netherlands | NLD | |||||
| 6 | Egypt | EGY | |||||
| 7 | Mexico | MEX | |||||
| 8 | Spain | ESP | |||||
| 9 | Argentina | ARG | |||||
| 10 | Bulgaria | BGR |
Importers, 2016
Volume, share of world imports and change on 2015. Select a country for its page.
| rank | country | iso3 | tonnes | value_musd | share_pct | change_pct | unit_value_usd_t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | BRA | |||||
| 2 | Indonesia | IDN | |||||
| 3 | Bangladesh | BGD | |||||
| 4 | United States | USA | |||||
| 5 | Australia | AUS | |||||
| 6 | France | FRA | |||||
| 7 | Netherlands | NLD | |||||
| 8 | United Kingdom | GBR | |||||
| 9 | Argentina | ARG | |||||
| 10 | Paraguay | PRY |
Largest routes, 2016
Share of the importer's supply and of the exporter's sales. Unit values by route are part of Pro.
| Route | Volume | % of importer | % of exporter | USD/t PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaIndonesia | 628 kt | 98% | 47% | ••• |
| MoroccoBrazil | 374 kt | 29% | 38% | ••• |
| ChinaAustralia | 311 kt | 99% | 23% | ••• |
| IsraelBrazil | 284 kt | 22% | 36% | ••• |
| TunisiaBangladesh | 274 kt | 46% | 64% | ••• |
| MoroccoBangladesh | 221 kt | 37% | 22% | ••• |
| MoroccoUnited States | 166 kt | 48% | 17% | ••• |
| IsraelNetherlands | 164 kt | 67% | 21% | ••• |
| IsraelUnited States | 158 kt | 45% | 20% | ••• |
| ChinaBrazil | 129 kt | 10% | 9.7% | ••• |
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Trade matrix, 2025
Top 10 exporters by top 12 importers, kt of product, with every route of the year in the full matrix.
Leaders over time
Largest countries of 2025, 1995-2025.
Latest 10 years shown. for the full history since 1995, every view and the table.
Data pack: World Superphosphates (TSP and SSP combined) market
Superphosphates (TSP and SSP combined), world: trade 1995-2025, exporters, importers and routes of the latest year, prices, producers.
- World tradeWorld trade in Superphosphates (TSP and SSP combined): volume, nutrient content, value, unit value, number of flows.31 rows
- ExportersExporters in 2016: rank, volume, value, unit value, share of world, change on the year before.20 rows
- ImportersImporters in 2016: rank, volume, value, unit value, share of world, change on the year before.20 rows
- RoutesLargest exporter to importer routes in 2016.20 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
- AdjustmentsCorrections FertRadar applied to the customs data behind this file, with their evidence.7 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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About this data
Methodology: tradeDefinitions5
- World 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).
- 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). Superphosphates (TSP and SSP combined): P₂O₅ content per exporter: 47% x w + 16% x (1 - w), w = the exporter's TSP share of superphosphate exports in 2017-2019.
- Product scope
- Long BACI HS92 series (1995-2016): content calculated per flow, see indicator sheet I-2.
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, 1 correction and 1 reclassification; 7 estimated.
Notes6
- TSP and SSP, reported separately since 2017, together amounted to 10.1 Mt in 2025 (estimate).
- 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.
- the HS 1992 code combines TSP and SSP up to 2016. Values for 2017-2024 are TSP + SSP, shown for continuity; country tables use 2016.
How to cite
FertRadar (2026), "Superphosphates (TSP and SSP combined): world trade 1995-2025", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/products/superphosphates/, Release 2026.10.