Sodium 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
75
Highest
63,122 t
China, mainland
Lowest
0 t
Qatar
Median
26.25 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
1,799
What the numbers show
Sodium nitrate — Export quantity is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 63,122 t in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 t in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.25 t, and the mean is 1,972 t.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 61,045.8%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).
Sodium nitrate — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 63,122 t | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 322.32 t | 2024 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Chile | 41,657 t | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 199 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 15,121 t | 2024 | up 666.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 95.87 t | 2024 | up 807.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Czechia | 5,105 t | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 4,640 t | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 3,654 t | 2024 | up 1,700.2% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,044 t | 2024 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 1,756 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 1,664 t | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Lithuania | 1,468 t | 2024 | up 61,045.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 1,411 t | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 1,090 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Brazil | 1,020 t | 2024 | up 3,070.6% | volatile |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 962.96 t | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 509.19 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 286 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Ecuador | 173.35 t | 2024 | up 6,834.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 160.3 t | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 150.4 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 20 | India | 141.43 t | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 135.24 t | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 134 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 115.1 t | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 91.64 t | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 78.77 t | 2024 | up 414.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Singapore | 74.24 t | 2024 | up 9,798.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 66 t | 2016 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 46.25 t | 2024 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 41.86 t | 2021 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Sweden | 39.97 t | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Jordan | 38.02 t | 2022 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 32 | France | 34.44 t | 2024 | up 34,340.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 33 t | 2024 | up 32,900.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 26.35 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 26.25 t | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 22.01 t | 2019 | up 4,302.0% | volatile |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 20.8 t | 2023 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Israel | 18.56 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 39 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 15.75 t | 2022 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Indonesia | 15 t | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 13.99 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 7.06 t | 2023 | up 1,808.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 6.81 t | 2022 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 5.13 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Ukraine | 5 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 4 t | 2023 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Finland | 3.6 t | 2021 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 3.43 t | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 2.68 t | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 2.33 t | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 2 t | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 2 t | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Belarus | 1.95 t | 2021 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Romania | 1.43 t | 2024 | up 2,760.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 1.21 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 56 | New Zealand | 0.65 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.55 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Eswatini | 0.3 t | 2011 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 0.15 t | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Colombia | 0.13 t | 2017 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 61 | Kenya | 0.1 t | 2022 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.09 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Portugal | 0.05 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Denmark | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Mali | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovakia | 0.01 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Germany | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Peru | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Qatar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 94,011 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 62,813 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 39,992 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 36,770 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 32,595 t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 31,911 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 17,586 t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 15,858 t
- United States of America 9,233 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 8,153 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 4,978 t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 2,945 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1,718 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1,586 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 745.16 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 609.09 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 608.95 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 532.67 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 489.81 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 323.2 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 281.07 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 74.26 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 57.01 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 54.75 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 11 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 2.89 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1.09 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 0.16 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