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
124
Highest
6.51 million t
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.05 t
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
Median
3,749 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
2,924
What the numbers show
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity is currently reported for 124 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 3,749 t, and the mean is 124,878 t.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 57 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 |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 285,868 t | 2022 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Morocco | 1.49 million t | 2024 | up 375.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 135,460 t | 2024 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Belgium | 1.29 million t | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29,408 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 708,137 t | 2024 | up 654.2% | volatile |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,203 t | 2024 | up 220,214.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 468,982 t | 2013 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 361.58 t | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 411,980 t | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 58.98 t | 2021 | up 3,995.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Spain | 381,854 t | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.58 t | 2018 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 364,644 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 24.01 t | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 297,221 t | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 254,141 t | 2024 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 252,107 t | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 233,792 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 174,181 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 165,227 t | 2024 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 157,944 t | 2024 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 155,937 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 152,542 t | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 127,918 t | 2024 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Israel | 97,818 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 19 | Jordan | 96,622 t | 2024 | up 3,847.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 88,136 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 72,617 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 22 | France | 70,056 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 68,664 t | 2024 | up 1,712.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Latvia | 62,015 t | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 61,009 t | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 60,644 t | 2024 | up 1,725.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 55,123 t | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 53,489 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 49,050 t | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 47,131 t | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 41,778 t | 2024 | up 4,691.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 40,752 t | 2023 | up 84,587.9% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 40,322 t | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 37,970 t | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 36,140 t | 2024 | up 1,707.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Japan | 33,719 t | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 29,090 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Senegal | 29,086 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 25,996 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Guatemala | 23,446 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 19,350 t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 42 | El Salvador | 14,075 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 14,037 t | 2024 | down 71.3% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 13,743 t | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 13,708 t | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 13,411 t | 2024 | up 40,318.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Egypt | 12,360 t | 2024 | up 1,286.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 10,698 t | 2024 | up 730.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 9,616 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Ireland | 8,583 t | 2024 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Chile | 7,481 t | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 6,423 t | 2024 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 53 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 6,213 t | 2024 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 5,750 t | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 55 | Ghana | 5,481 t | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 56 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5,072 t | 2024 | up 477.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | 4,647 t | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 3,894 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 3,605 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Estonia | 3,564 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 3,223 t | 2024 | up 737.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Peru | 3,070 t | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 2,519 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Denmark | 2,176 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 1,980 t | 2022 | up 247.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 1,762 t | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 1,689 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 1,684 t | 2024 | up 1,683,950.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 1,595 t | 2024 | up 496.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Australia | 1,499 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 71 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,364 t | 2024 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 1,181 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 1,047 t | 2024 | up 772.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Angola | 942.63 t | 2024 | up 2,665.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 700 t | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Namibia | 685.8 t | 2024 | up 8,103.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 620 t | 2024 | up 288.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Oman | 442.96 t | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 355.85 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Mozambique | 330 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 319.09 t | 2024 | up 1,296.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Singapore | 317.44 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Botswana | 211 t | 2023 | up 60,185.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Switzerland | 206.23 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 204.37 t | 2024 | up 921.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Ukraine | 148.72 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 132.49 t | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Benin | 125 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 120.1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 100.22 t | 2023 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Cameroon | 100 t | 2022 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Rwanda | 96 t | 2022 | up 47,900.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Paraguay | 95.39 t | 2024 | up 747.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 83.5 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 80.57 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Barbados | 79.5 t | 2017 | up 12,722.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Qatar | 60 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 50 t | 2020 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 50 t | 2022 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Argentina | 48.61 t | 2020 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 33.54 t | 2024 | up 3,220.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Yemen | 24 t | 2021 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 19.52 t | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Jamaica | 16.07 t | 2018 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.35 t | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 10.93 t | 2020 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Montenegro | 8.61 t | 2024 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 7.71 t | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 5.89 t | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.2 t | 2023 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Eswatini | 3 t | 2023 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Gabon | 0.8 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.38 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 114 | 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
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 400,301 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 381,768 t
- United States of America 300,006 t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 258,337 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 161,937 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 63,815 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 59,898 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 54,650 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 49,091 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 41,357 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 27,231 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 17,171 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 9,388 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 3,582 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 2,690 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 1,304 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1,162 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 0.8 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