Sources and licences
Where the data comes from
FertRadar works only from official statistics and the producers' own documents. It cleans, reconciles, adjusts and estimates them: the figures on this site are FertRadar's and may differ from the original data.
| Publisher | Data | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| CEPII | BACI (updated January 2026) | Etalab Open Licence 2.0 |
| FAO | FAOSTAT | CC BY 4.0 |
| U.S. Geological Survey | USGS Minerals Yearbook | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| World Bank | Commodity Markets | CC BY 4.0 |
| United Nations Statistics Division | Standard country or area codes for statistical use | Public reference classification |
| Statistics Canada | Fertiliser statistics | Statistics Canada Open Licence |
| Eurostat | Gross nutrient balance | Eurostat reuse policy |
| CBS Statistics Netherlands | Fertiliser statistics | CC BY 4.0 |
| Destatis | Fertiliser statistics | Reuse with source citation |
| ISTAT | Fertiliser distribution statistics | CC BY 4.0 |
| Defra | UK soil nutrient balances | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| United Nations Statistics Division | UN Comtrade (monthly customs declarations) | UN Comtrade terms of use: derived indicators only, no original record republished |
| Producers and authorities | Companies' annual reports, filings and websites; mining authorities | Facts cited |
UN Comtrade: FertRadar publishes indicators derived from the monthly declarations (totals, changes, estimates), never the original records. The document, page and date behind each figure are listed in the Pro data files.