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Nitrites and nitrates: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nitrites and nitrates totaled $1.6 billion (1.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were Chile (27%), China (14%) and Israel (10%); the top importers were Spain (12%), the Netherlands (11%) and the United States (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$806
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Chile$422 million · 27.1%
  2. China$221 million · 14.2%
  3. Israel$151 million · 9.7%
  4. Jordan$125 million · 8.1%
  5. Germany$80 million · 5.1%
  6. Netherlands$75 million · 4.8%
    re-exports
  7. Belgium$59 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  8. Norway$47 million · 3.1%
  9. Spain$40 million · 2.6%
  10. Poland$36 million · 2.3%
  11. India$34 million · 2.2%
  12. United States$32 million · 2.1%
  13. Malaysia$32 million · 2.1%
  14. Denmark$28 million · 1.8%
  15. Austria$18 million · 1.2%
  16. Belarus$18 million · 1.2%
  17. France$13 million · 0.86%
  18. United Kingdom$11 million · 0.71%
  19. Turkey$11 million · 0.69%
  20. Russia$11 million · 0.68%

Top importers

  1. Spain$185 million · 11.9%
  2. Netherlands$170 million · 11%
    re-exports
  3. United States$150 million · 9.7%
  4. Italy$65 million · 4.2%
  5. Morocco$54 million · 3.5%
  6. Peru$49 million · 3.2%
  7. Australia$46 million · 2.9%
  8. Germany$45 million · 2.9%
  9. France$44 million · 2.8%
  10. South Africa$38 million · 2.5%
  11. Turkey$36 million · 2.4%
  12. Belgium$36 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  13. Canada$36 million · 2.3%
  14. Thailand$36 million · 2.3%
  15. South Korea$35 million · 2.2%
  16. Poland$32 million · 2.1%
  17. Japan$29 million · 1.9%
  18. India$25 million · 1.6%
  19. Mexico$23 million · 1.5%
  20. Greece$23 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Chile has been the top exporter since 2006

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Chile 422
  • China 221
  • Israel 151
  • Jordan 125
  • Germany 79.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Chile51.5422
China21.8221
Israel189151
Jordan0125
Germany36.179.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 116% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $806

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$373
1996$369
1997$362
1998$361
1999$340
2000$351
2001$343
2002$369
2003$338
2004$371
2005$422
2006$424
2007$504
2008$935
2009$792
2010$729
2011$821
2012$845
2013$794
2014$775
2015$738
2016$727
2017$671
2018$731
2019$667
2020$604
2021$696
2022$1,078
2023$959
2024$806

What it includes

  • 2834 · Nitrites and nitrates

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Sources and methodology

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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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