Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import 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
192
Highest
14.06 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Niue
Median
4,709 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
4,456
What the numbers show
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 14.06 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,709 t, and the mean is 264,806 t.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 32,746,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 14.06 million t | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 726,891 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 12.78 million t | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 242,866 t | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 3 | India | 3.73 million t | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 24,586 t | 2024 | up 14,749.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3.44 million t | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 17,191 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13,250 t | 2024 | up 995.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium | 1.06 million t | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9,085 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 958,781 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,430 t | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 908,285 t | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,007 t | 2023 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 769,665 t | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 84.66 t | 2023 | up 746.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 735,774 t | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 50.72 t | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 620,342 t | 2024 | up 453.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.92 t | 2024 | up 3,302.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 603,147 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.5 t | 2020 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 537,801 t | 2024 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 14 | France | 530,306 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 15 | South Africa | 430,130 t | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 398,894 t | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 390,822 t | 2024 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 388,340 t | 2024 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 342,171 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 328,308 t | 2022 | up 64.7% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 325,471 t | 2024 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 307,890 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 299,598 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 285,426 t | 2024 | up 1,458.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 240,872 t | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 214,863 t | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 194,918 t | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 163,414 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 117,855 t | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 157,115 t | 2024 | up 206.8% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 145,866 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 137,951 t | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 135,534 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 133,334 t | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 126,798 t | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 115,599 t | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 113,445 t | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 112,179 t | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 111,512 t | 2024 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 106,929 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 100,269 t | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 89,502 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 79,061 t | 2024 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 43 | Pakistan | 73,767 t | 2024 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Mali | 69,695 t | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Latvia | 67,283 t | 2024 | up 580.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 62,671 t | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 61,041 t | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 59,742 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Namibia | 49,213 t | 2024 | up 25,901,300.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 48,902 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 51 | Cameroon | 47,269 t | 2023 | up 224.0% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 46,556 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 45,803 t | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 41,799 t | 2023 | up 434.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Denmark | 40,979 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Austria | 40,569 t | 2024 | down 72.3% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 37,265 t | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 34,922 t | 2023 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Oman | 32,898 t | 2024 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 31,286 t | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 31,048 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 28,209 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 26,572 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | 21,941 t | 2024 | up 1,211.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 21,138 t | 2024 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Kuwait | 20,545 t | 2024 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Ghana | 20,001 t | 2023 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 18,250 t | 2024 | up 355.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 15,766 t | 2024 | up 1,516.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 14,889 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 13,394 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 13,219 t | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Angola | 12,064 t | 2024 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 11,494 t | 2024 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Myanmar | 11,195 t | 2024 | up 1,829.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Zambia | 10,764 t | 2023 | up 417.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Sudan (former) | 9,996 t | 2011 | up 19,991,400.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 8,817 t | 2024 | up 47,767.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 7,655 t | 2022 | up 428.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 7,636 t | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 7,432 t | 2023 | up 257.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 7,303 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Senegal | 7,099 t | 2024 | up 1,198.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Congo | 6,283 t | 2024 | up 505.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 5,551 t | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Uganda | 5,373 t | 2024 | up 2,122.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Canada | 5,317 t | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Nigeria | 5,071 t | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Cambodia | 4,987 t | 2024 | up 736.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,014 t | 2024 | up 190.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Mozambique | 3,837 t | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Gabon | 3,652 t | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 93 | Fiji | 3,275 t | 2024 | up 32,746,100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovakia | 3,202 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Togo | 3,024 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Iraq | 2,890 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 2,867 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 2,824 t | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 2,122 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 2,000 t | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 1,818 t | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,763 t | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Eswatini | 1,658 t | 2023 | up 1,553.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Chad | 1,418 t | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 1,200 t | 2024 | up 749,900.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,157 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 1,134 t | 2024 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 1,128 t | 2024 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Cuba | 1,044 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Singapore | 1,003 t | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Libya | 585.21 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 542.47 t | 2024 | up 1,569.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Israel | 502.97 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 433.61 t | 2022 | up 6,973.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Sudan | 432 t | 2018 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Niger | 408.45 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 407.61 t | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 314.62 t | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 283.47 t | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 270.3 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 262.82 t | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Madagascar | 235.51 t | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 225.92 t | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Rwanda | 171.9 t | 2022 | up 1,718,900.0% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 170.28 t | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Lebanon | 154.31 t | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Palestine | 149.77 t | 2023 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 136.62 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 135.38 t | 2023 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | 131.57 t | 2024 | up 1,315,600.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea | 120.63 t | 2024 | up 7,733.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 100 t | 2022 | down 72.5% | rising |
| 133 | Jordan | 98.77 t | 2024 | up 46,933.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 98.12 t | 2024 | up 1,400.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Belarus | 89.24 t | 2024 | up 788.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Faroe Islands | 57 t | 2024 | up 569,900.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | 54.21 t | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 41.59 t | 2024 | up 103,875.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | 24.65 t | 2023 | up 552.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Iceland | 23.43 t | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 20.89 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Grenada | 18.84 t | 2024 | up 18,740.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | 17.93 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 144 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 17.32 t | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.41 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 6.52 t | 2022 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 5.85 t | 2024 | up 485.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | 5.23 t | 2022 | up 3,386.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Bhutan | 2.14 t | 2023 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritania | 2.08 t | 2022 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 1.94 t | 2024 | up 1,840.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Eritrea | 1.55 t | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | 0.64 t | 2024 | up 1,180.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 0.56 t | 2019 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Burundi | 0.44 t | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Jamaica | 0.35 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.31 t | 2023 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.31 t | 2024 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Aruba | 0.12 t | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 0.08 t | 2018 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 0.08 t | 2017 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Tonga | 0.06 t | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Seychelles | 0.04 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.04 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Guyana | 0.03 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Finland | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Guinea | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Bermuda | 0.01 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 0.01 t | 2021 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | 0.01 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 0.01 t | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Benin | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 18.87 million t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 15.43 million t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 14.28 million t
- United States of America 13.97 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 11.73 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 5.93 million t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 4.22 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 2.67 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 2.55 million t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 2.16 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 1.91 million t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1.79 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.69 million t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.55 million t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.10 million t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.10 million t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 915,618 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 766,818 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 700,701 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 605,450 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 576,771 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 575,905 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 479,422 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 267,786 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 267,662 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 223,696 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 153,972 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 56,918 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 49,941 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 6,110 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