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Where does the United States get its potassium chloride (potash)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $3.7 billion of potassium chloride (potash) (14 million tonnes), 19.5% of the world total. Canada sold 83% of the total, followed by Russia (13%) and Israel (3%). The United States was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of potassium chloride (potash).

Summary

Value
$3.7billion
Tonnes
14million tonnes
Share of world total
19.5%
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
Canada3Tonnes: 12,056,597USD per tonne: $25382.6%Sea
Russia0.48Tonnes: 1,479,954USD per tonne: $32112.9%Sea
Israel0.1Tonnes: 293,050USD per tonne: $3392.7%Sea
Germany0.04Tonnes: 85,928USD per tonne: $4601.1%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 546USD per tonne: $27,7070.41%Sea
Chile0.01Tonnes: 36,257USD per tonne: $3070.3%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 61USD per tonne: $7,1710.01%Sea
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 59USD per tonne: $4,7760.01%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 44USD per tonne: $6,0490.01%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 54USD per tonne: $3,8610.01%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 584USD per tonne: $2850%Sea
Ukraine< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $9,5970%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 151USD per tonne: $4020%Sea
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 121USD per tonne: $3460%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $5,1120%Sea
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $6,4980%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 27USD per tonne: $1,1000%Sea
Laos< 0.01Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $5560%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $3700%Sea
Algeria< 0.01Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $4430%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Canada was its main source throughout the period

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

  • Canada 3
  • Russia 0.48
  • Israel 0.1
  • Germany 0.04
  • India 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Canada0.643
Russia0.010.48
Israel0.010.1
Germany< 0.010.04
India00.02

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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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