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Where does China get its potassium chloride (potash)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $3.8 billion of potassium chloride (potash) (12.3 million tonnes), 20.2% of the world total. Its main sources were Russia (33%), Belarus (22%) and Canada (19%). China was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of potassium chloride (potash).

Summary

Value
$3.8billion
Tonnes
12.3million tonnes
Share of world total
20.2%
World rank
2nd
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
Russia1.3Tonnes: 4,243,840USD per tonne: $29632.8%Sea
Belarus0.84Tonnes: 2,888,037USD per tonne: $29222.1%Sea
Canada0.74Tonnes: 1,728,144USD per tonne: $42719.3%Sea
Laos0.6Tonnes: 2,072,277USD per tonne: $29115.8%Land
Israel0.19Tonnes: 631,777USD per tonne: $2954.9%Sea
Jordan0.11Tonnes: 374,102USD per tonne: $2982.9%Sea
United States0.07Tonnes: 263,974USD per tonne: $2481.7%Sea
Uzbekistan0.01Tonnes: 41,577USD per tonne: $3470.38%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 16,572USD per tonne: $2660.12%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 168USD per tonne: $1,1380.01%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 40USD per tonne: $1,6210%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $1,7600%Sea
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $4,2590%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $7,9580%Land
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $117,0330%Air
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $102,8890%Air
Kazakhstan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $14,5710%Land
India< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $65,0000%Land
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4510%Sea
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $30,6670%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 1.3
  • Belarus 0.84
  • Canada 0.74
  • Laos 0.6
  • Israel 0.19

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Russia0.181.3
Belarus00.84
Canada0.210.74
Laos00.6
Israel00.19

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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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