Potassium nitrate — 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
83
Highest
418,977 t
Chile
Lowest
0 t
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
Median
29.37 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
1,977
What the numbers show
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity is currently reported for 83 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 29.37 t, and the mean is 15,313 t.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 4,323,710.0%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (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 |
| 1 | Türkiye | 6,486 t | 2024 | up 1,262.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 292,932 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 21.21 t | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Jordan | 134,991 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.06 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | 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 | Russian Federation | 5,254 t | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 4,685 t | 2024 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 3,069 t | 2024 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 2,036 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 1,980 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 1,849 t | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 788.36 t | 2024 | down 32.0% | 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 |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | 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 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17.53 t | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 17.5 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Slovakia | 15.65 t | 2018 | up 156,400.0% | volatile |
| 48 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 14.97 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Croatia | 12.6 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Mexico | 8.78 t | 2022 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 51 | New Zealand | 8.65 t | 2024 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 7.01 t | 2017 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 5.5 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Romania | 5.25 t | 2024 | up 17,400.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritius | 3.98 t | 2023 | up 13,166.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 3.78 t | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Austria | 2.52 t | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 2 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Finland | 1.96 t | 2024 | up 575.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Switzerland | 1.35 t | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Indonesia | 1.23 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 0.88 t | 2015 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 0.66 t | 2024 | up 6,500.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 0.62 t | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 0.45 t | 2022 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovenia | 0.21 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0.2 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 0.2 t | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | 0.12 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Singapore | 0.09 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0.09 t | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Qatar | 0.06 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Barbados | 0.03 t | 2011 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 0.03 t | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Colombia | 0.01 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Brazil | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | 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
- United States of America 20,682 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 20,331 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 7,174 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 2,842 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 672.24 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 555.25 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 400.21 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 285.41 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 284.74 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 223.65 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 135.12 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 134.23 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 56.37 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 20.02 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 3.14 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 0.01 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 0 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