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Where does India get its fertilizers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, India imported $7.7 billion of fertilizers (19.7 million tonnes), 8.1% of the world total. Its main sources were Russia (21%), Saudi Arabia (18%) and Morocco (13%). India was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of fertilizers.

Summary

Value
$7.7billion
Tonnes
19.7million tonnes
Share of world total
8.1%
World rank
3rd
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
Russia1.6Tonnes: 4,404,453USD per tonne: $36521%Sea
Saudi Arabia1.4Tonnes: 2,678,181USD per tonne: $52018.2%Sea
Morocco1Tonnes: 2,642,122USD per tonne: $38413.3%Sea
Oman0.9Tonnes: 2,576,209USD per tonne: $34811.7%Sea
China0.83Tonnes: 1,741,580USD per tonne: $47810.9%Sea
Canada0.36Tonnes: 1,222,817USD per tonne: $2914.6%Sea
Turkmenistan0.22Tonnes: 800,312USD per tonne: $2802.9%Sea
Jordan0.22Tonnes: 498,984USD per tonne: $4382.9%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.22Tonnes: 591,018USD per tonne: $3682.8%Sea
Qatar0.19Tonnes: 955,704USD per tonne: $2022.5%Sea
Australia0.12Tonnes: 195,060USD per tonne: $6001.5%Sea
Israel0.11Tonnes: 263,560USD per tonne: $4311.5%Sea
Bahrain0.06Tonnes: 157,066USD per tonne: $3910.8%Sea
Malaysia0.06Tonnes: 168,171USD per tonne: $3490.77%Sea
Egypt0.05Tonnes: 97,482USD per tonne: $5340.68%Sea
Georgia0.04Tonnes: 123,560USD per tonne: $3190.52%Sea
Indonesia0.04Tonnes: 97,025USD per tonne: $3690.47%Sea
Norway0.03Tonnes: 66,345USD per tonne: $4440.38%Sea
Germany0.02Tonnes: 54,352USD per tonne: $4490.32%Sea
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 55,280USD per tonne: $4270.31%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Russia has been its main source since 2022

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

  • Russia 1.6
  • Saudi Arabia 1.4
  • Morocco 1
  • Oman 0.9
  • China 0.83

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Russia0.171.6
Saudi Arabia0.131.4
Morocco01
Oman00.9
China< 0.010.83

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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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