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Nitrogen fertilizers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nitrogen fertilizers totaled $34.1 billion (108.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Russia (14%), China (9%) and Oman (8%); the top importers were Brazil (13%), the United States (9%) and India (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 27%.

Summary

World trade
$34.1billion
Tonnes
108.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$315
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Russia$4.9 billion · 14.5%
  2. China$3.2 billion · 9.5%
  3. Oman$2.7 billion · 8%
  4. Qatar$1.8 billion · 5.3%
  5. Saudi Arabia$1.6 billion · 4.8%
  6. Egypt$1.6 billion · 4.8%
  7. Netherlands$1.4 billion · 4.1%
    re-exports
  8. United States$1.3 billion · 3.9%
  9. Algeria$1 billion · 3.1%
  10. Nigeria$1 billion · 3%
  11. Germany$997 million · 2.9%
  12. Belgium$928 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  13. United Arab Emirates$840 million · 2.5%
  14. Malaysia$774 million · 2.3%
  15. Canada$676 million · 2%
  16. Indonesia$628 million · 1.8%
  17. Poland$625 million · 1.8%
  18. Slovakia$420 million · 1.2%
  19. Trinidad and Tobago$418 million · 1.2%
  20. Lithuania$415 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. Brazil$4.5 billion · 13.2%
  2. United States$3.1 billion · 9.1%
  3. India$2.4 billion · 7.1%
  4. Australia$1.8 billion · 5.3%
  5. France$1.5 billion · 4.3%
  6. Turkey$1 billion · 3%
  7. Thailand$1 billion · 3%
  8. Germany$886 million · 2.6%
  9. Mexico$858 million · 2.5%
  10. Canada$820 million · 2.4%
  11. United Kingdom$738 million · 2.2%
  12. Poland$628 million · 1.8%
  13. Argentina$545 million · 1.6%
  14. Spain$514 million · 1.5%
  15. South Africa$484 million · 1.4%
  16. Italy$472 million · 1.4%
  17. Romania$465 million · 1.4%
  18. Philippines$464 million · 1.4%
  19. Peru$462 million · 1.4%
  20. Ukraine$444 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Russia has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Russia 4.9
  • China 3.2
  • Oman 2.7
  • Qatar 1.8
  • Saudi Arabia 1.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Russia1.24.9
China0.043.2
Oman< 0.012.7
Qatar0.111.8
Saudi Arabia0.511.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 88% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $315

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$167
1996$162
1997$137
1998$111
1999$94
2000$120
2001$129
2002$125
2003$156
2004$197
2005$226
2006$220
2007$276
2008$434
2009$268
2010$287
2011$377
2012$377
2013$338
2014$320
2015$281
2016$224
2017$226
2018$254
2019$252
2020$230
2021$361
2022$613
2023$378
2024$315

What it includes

  • 3102 · Nitrogen fertilizers

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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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