NPK fertilizers — Export quantity by country
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be...
Countries reporting
123
Highest
6.51 million t
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.05 t
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
Median
3,605 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
2,924
What the numbers show
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 6.51 million t in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.05 t in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade).
The median across all reporting countries is 3,605 t, and the mean is 125,566 t.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 1,683,950.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 99.8%).
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 6.51 million t | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 2 | Morocco | 1.49 million t | 2024 | up 375.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Belgium | 1.29 million t | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 4 | China, mainland | 708,137 t | 2024 | up 654.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 468,982 t | 2013 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 411,980 t | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 381,854 t | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 364,644 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 297,221 t | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 285,868 t | 2022 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 254,141 t | 2024 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 252,107 t | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 233,792 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 174,181 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 165,227 t | 2024 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 157,944 t | 2024 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 155,937 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 152,542 t | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 135,460 t | 2024 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 127,918 t | 2024 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Israel | 97,818 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 22 | Jordan | 96,622 t | 2024 | up 3,847.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 88,136 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 72,617 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 70,056 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 68,664 t | 2024 | up 1,712.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 62,015 t | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Canada | 61,009 t | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 60,644 t | 2024 | up 1,725.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 55,123 t | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 53,489 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 49,050 t | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 47,131 t | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 41,778 t | 2024 | up 4,691.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 40,752 t | 2023 | up 84,587.9% | volatile |
| 36 | India | 37,970 t | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 36,140 t | 2024 | up 1,707.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Japan | 33,719 t | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29,408 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Mali | 29,090 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 29,086 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 25,996 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 23,446 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 19,350 t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 45 | El Salvador | 14,075 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 14,037 t | 2024 | down 71.3% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 13,743 t | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 13,708 t | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 13,411 t | 2024 | up 40,318.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 12,360 t | 2024 | up 1,286.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Honduras | 10,698 t | 2024 | up 730.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 9,616 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Ireland | 8,583 t | 2024 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 7,481 t | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 6,423 t | 2024 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 56 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 6,213 t | 2024 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 5,750 t | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 58 | Ghana | 5,481 t | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 59 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5,072 t | 2024 | up 477.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 4,647 t | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovakia | 3,894 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Indonesia | 3,605 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Estonia | 3,564 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Tunisia | 3,223 t | 2024 | up 737.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 3,070 t | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Uruguay | 2,519 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 67 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,203 t | 2024 | up 220,214.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 2,176 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 1,980 t | 2022 | up 247.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 1,762 t | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 1,689 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 72 | Malawi | 1,684 t | 2024 | up 1,683,950.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 1,595 t | 2024 | up 496.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Australia | 1,499 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 75 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,364 t | 2024 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Belarus | 1,181 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 1,047 t | 2024 | up 772.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Angola | 942.63 t | 2024 | up 2,665.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Togo | 700 t | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 685.8 t | 2024 | up 8,103.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 620 t | 2024 | up 288.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Oman | 442.96 t | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 361.58 t | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 84 | New Zealand | 355.85 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 330 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 319.09 t | 2024 | up 1,296.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Singapore | 317.44 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Botswana | 211 t | 2023 | up 60,185.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Switzerland | 206.23 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 204.37 t | 2024 | up 921.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Ukraine | 148.72 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 132.49 t | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | 125 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 120.1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 100.22 t | 2023 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Cameroon | 100 t | 2022 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 96 t | 2022 | up 47,900.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Paraguay | 95.39 t | 2024 | up 747.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritius | 83.5 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 80.57 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 79.5 t | 2017 | up 12,722.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Qatar | 60 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 58.98 t | 2021 | up 3,995.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Cyprus | 50 t | 2020 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Iraq | 50 t | 2022 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Argentina | 48.61 t | 2020 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Armenia | 33.54 t | 2024 | up 3,220.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.58 t | 2018 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 24.01 t | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Yemen | 24 t | 2021 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Cuba | 19.52 t | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Jamaica | 16.07 t | 2018 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.35 t | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Libya | 10.93 t | 2020 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Montenegro | 8.61 t | 2024 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 7.71 t | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Uganda | 5.89 t | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.2 t | 2023 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Eswatini | 3 t | 2023 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Gabon | 0.8 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 0.38 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.05 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 7.27 million t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 5.14 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 2.63 million t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 2.54 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 2.12 million t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.58 million t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1.55 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.07 million t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 969,680 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 832,404 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 741,532 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 694,900 t
About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf