Potassium nitrate — Export quantity by country
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What the numbers show
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 418,977 t in Chile; the lowest is 0 t in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade).
The median across all reporting countries is 27.75 t, and the mean is 15,490 t.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 4,323,710.0%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 100.0%).
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 418,977 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 2 | Israel | 292,932 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 3 | Jordan | 134,991 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 118,086 t | 2024 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 98,703 t | 2024 | up 1,338.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Belarus | 54,048 t | 2024 | up 4,323,710.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Denmark | 32,430 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 29,981 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 24,243 t | 2024 | up 611.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Germany | 20,749 t | 2024 | up 261.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 14,890 t | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 6,486 t | 2024 | up 1,262.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 5,254 t | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Greece | 4,685 t | 2024 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 3,069 t | 2024 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 2,036 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 1,980 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 18 | India | 1,849 t | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 759.68 t | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 558.29 t | 2024 | up 1,893.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 380.35 t | 2024 | up 75,970.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 350 t | 2024 | up 874,900.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 330.75 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 274.97 t | 2024 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 230 t | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 199.65 t | 2024 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 196.71 t | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 184.14 t | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Hungary | 176.65 t | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 150 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 150 t | 2021 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 149.39 t | 2024 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 118.01 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 62.89 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Uruguay | 54.11 t | 2024 | up 1,919.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 44.83 t | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 41.25 t | 2021 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia | 39.41 t | 2024 | up 131,267.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 39.14 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 36.57 t | 2024 | up 10,981.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 29.37 t | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Latvia | 26.12 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Australia | 22.88 t | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 21.88 t | 2021 | up 1,358.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 21.21 t | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 46 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17.53 t | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 17.5 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 15.65 t | 2018 | up 156,400.0% | volatile |
| 49 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 14.97 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Croatia | 12.6 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Mexico | 8.78 t | 2022 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 8.65 t | 2024 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 7.01 t | 2017 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Norway | 5.5 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 5.25 t | 2024 | up 17,400.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 3.98 t | 2023 | up 13,166.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Ireland | 3.78 t | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Austria | 2.52 t | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 2 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 1.96 t | 2024 | up 575.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Switzerland | 1.35 t | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Indonesia | 1.23 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 0.88 t | 2015 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 0.66 t | 2024 | up 6,500.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Estonia | 0.62 t | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 0.45 t | 2022 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovenia | 0.21 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 0.2 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 0.2 t | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 0.12 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Singapore | 0.09 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 0.09 t | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 0.06 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 73 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.06 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Barbados | 0.03 t | 2011 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Lebanon | 0.03 t | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Colombia | 0.01 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Brazil | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 377,187 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 297,017 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 280,479 t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 276,118 t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 117,461 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 111,659 t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 111,551 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 109,190 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 108,723 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 106,800 t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 31,994 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 30,089 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