Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Production 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...
What the numbers show
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Production is currently reported for 16 countries. The highest value is 73,511 t in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 0 t in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,739 t, and the mean is 12,624 t.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 438.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 92.6%).
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 73,511 t | 2024 | up 438.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 47,200 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 3 | Philippines | 22,098 t | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 17,232 t | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 15,495 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 13,192 t | 2022 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 4,865 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 4,255 t | 2016 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 3,223 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 626 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 145 t | 2020 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 135 t | 2021 | — | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 2 t | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Malawi | 0.01 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 385,557 t
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,800 t
- Türkiye 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