By 2024, all countries exported USD 83.9 billion worth of fertilizer. This dollar amount is due to an average increase in fertilizer revenue from all fertilizer exports over the five-year period starting in 2020, when the total fertilizer exports were $55.6 billion. From 2023 to 2024, the value of exported fertilizers fell by -8.9% from US$92.1 billion.

The six largest fertilizer exporters in 2024 are Russia, Mainland China, Canada, Morocco, the United States, and then Saudi Arabia. Overall, these major suppliers account for more than half of global fertilizer exports (53.2%) in 2024, slightly lower than 53.3% in 2023.

From the mainland's perspective, European countries have the highest export volume of fertilizers in 2024, with exports of US$30.6 billion, accounting for 36.4% of the world's total. Second place are Asian exporters, accounting for 33.3%, while 14.5% of international fertilizer exports come from North America. Another 13.1% of exporters from Africa. A smaller percentage of suppliers are from Latin America (2.2%), excluding Mexico, but include the Caribbean, especially Trinidad and Tobago, and then Oceania (0.4%), mainly Australia.

Among the different types of export fertilizers, three-quarters (75.3%) are nitrogen-based products. Potash fertilizer accounts for 19.7%, while phosphorus fertilizer accounts for 3.5%. Except for mineral fertilizers or chemical fertilizer subcategories, other fertilizer types are animal fertilizers or plant fertilizers, accounting for 1.5% of the remaining.

Here are the 30 countries and regions with the highest value of fertilizer exports in 2024.

Russia: US$13.9 billion (16.6% of total fertilizer exports)

Mainland China: US$8.5 billion (10.1%)

Canada: US$6.7 billion (8%)

Morocco: USD 5.4 billion (6.4%)

United States: US$5.2 billion (6.2%)

Saudi Arabia: USD 5 billion (5.9%)

Belgium: USD 2.9 billion (3.4%)

Oman: USD 2.7 billion (3.2%)

Egypt: USD 2.43 billion (2.9%)

Netherlands: USD 2.41 billion (2.9%)

Qatar: USD 1.56 billion (1.9%)

Spain: USD 1.55 billion (1.9%)

Israel: USD 1.51 billion (1.8%)

Germany: USD 1.4 billion (1.6%)

Belarus: USD 1.16 billion (1.4%)

Poland: USD 1.12 billion (1.3%)

Jordan: USD 1.11 billion (1.3%)

Algeria: USD 1 billion (1.2%)

Nigeria: USD 914.5 million (1.1%)

Laos: US$840.1 million (1%)

United Arab Emirates: US$831.7 million (1%)

Malaysia: USD 825 million (1%)

Lithuania: USD 737 million (0.9%)

Italy: US$696.5 million (0.8%)

Vietnam: US$655.1 million (0.8%)

Finland: US$641.4 million (0.8%)

Indonesia: USD 552.8 million (0.7%)

Türkiye: USD 538.7 million (0.6%)

France: US$504.1 million (0.6%)

Chile: USD 504 million (0.6%)

By value, by 2024, the 30 countries listed will export fertilizers to 87.8% of global exports.

Among the largest exporters, the fastest-growing fertilizer exporters since 2023 are: United Arab Emirates (growth 2,361%), Oman (growth 129.9%), Vietnam (growth 6.2%) and Italy (growth 6.1%).

The main countries with the decline in international fertilizer exports are: Belarus (down -43.8% from 2023), Canada (down -30.1%), Algeria (down -23.9%), Jordan (down -23.4%) and Israel (down -22.3%).

Source:世界经济数据