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Where does China get its fertilizers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $4.7 billion of fertilizers (13.8 million tonnes), 4.9% of the world total. Its main sources were Russia (31%), Belarus (18%) and Canada (16%). China was the world’s 4th-largest importer of fertilizers.

Summary

Value
$4.7billion
Tonnes
13.8million tonnes
Share of world total
4.9%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Russia1.4Tonnes: 4,708,208USD per tonne: $30530.7%Sea
Belarus0.84Tonnes: 2,888,081USD per tonne: $29218%Sea
Canada0.74Tonnes: 1,728,792USD per tonne: $42715.8%Sea
Laos0.6Tonnes: 2,072,278USD per tonne: $29112.9%Land
Norway0.25Tonnes: 431,024USD per tonne: $5705.3%Sea
Israel0.22Tonnes: 665,425USD per tonne: $3384.8%Sea
Jordan0.11Tonnes: 374,268USD per tonne: $2982.4%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.11Tonnes: 228,701USD per tonne: $4842.4%Sea
United States0.1Tonnes: 301,415USD per tonne: $3452.2%Sea
Finland0.07Tonnes: 112,138USD per tonne: $6161.5%Sea
Germany0.02Tonnes: 52,475USD per tonne: $4420.5%Sea
Spain0.02Tonnes: 12,655USD per tonne: $1,7540.47%Sea
Italy0.02Tonnes: 11,944USD per tonne: $1,7070.44%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 13,358USD per tonne: $1,3950.4%Sea
Uzbekistan0.02Tonnes: 43,619USD per tonne: $3620.34%Sea
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 38,087USD per tonne: $3610.29%Sea
Taiwan0.01Tonnes: 17,600USD per tonne: $7250.27%Sea
Japan0.01Tonnes: 11,519USD per tonne: $9940.24%Sea
Kazakhstan0.01Tonnes: 29,862USD per tonne: $3640.23%Land
Poland0.01Tonnes: 4,977USD per tonne: $1,3290.14%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Russia has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Russia 1.4
  • Belarus 0.84
  • Canada 0.74
  • Laos 0.6
  • Norway 0.25

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Russia11.4
Belarus< 0.010.84
Canada0.220.74
Laos00.6
Norway0.060.25

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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