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Potassium chloride (potash): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in potassium chloride (potash) totaled $18.9 billion (62.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Canada (41%), Russia (24%) and Belarus (6%); the top importers were Brazil (22%), China (20%) and the United States (19%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 21%.

Summary

World trade
$18.9billion
Tonnes
62.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$301
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Canada$7.8 billion · 41%
    see destinations
  2. Russia$4.6 billion · 24.4%
    see destinations
  3. Belarus$1.1 billion · 5.6%
  4. Germany$1.1 billion · 5.6%
  5. Israel$972 million · 5.1%
  6. Laos$822 million · 4.3%
  7. Jordan$723 million · 3.8%
  8. Uzbekistan$502 million · 2.7%
  9. Turkmenistan$259 million · 1.4%
  10. Spain$244 million · 1.3%
  11. United States$244 million · 1.3%
  12. Chile$138 million · 0.73%
  13. China$85 million · 0.45%
  14. Belgium$54 million · 0.28%
    re-exports
  15. United Kingdom$41 million · 0.21%
  16. Netherlands$37 million · 0.19%
    re-exports
  17. India$25 million · 0.13%
  18. Brazil$23 million · 0.12%
  19. Malaysia$21 million · 0.11%
  20. Kazakhstan$19 million · 0.1%

Top importers

  1. Brazil$4.1 billion · 21.8%
    see sources
  2. China$3.8 billion · 20.2%
    see sources
  3. United States$3.7 billion · 19.5%
    see sources
  4. India$1.1 billion · 5.8%
  5. Indonesia$880 million · 4.7%
  6. Malaysia$493 million · 2.6%
  7. Poland$358 million · 1.9%
  8. Belgium$335 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  9. Thailand$325 million · 1.7%
  10. South Korea$253 million · 1.3%
  11. Australia$209 million · 1.1%
  12. Colombia$191 million · 1%
  13. Morocco$172 million · 0.91%
  14. France$170 million · 0.9%
  15. Japan$150 million · 0.79%
  16. Taiwan$141 million · 0.75%
  17. Paraguay$138 million · 0.73%
  18. South Africa$122 million · 0.64%
  19. United Kingdom$119 million · 0.63%
  20. Netherlands$112 million · 0.59%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Canada was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Canada 7.8
  • Russia 4.6
  • Belarus 1.1
  • Germany 1.1
  • Israel 0.97

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Canada1.37.8
Russia0.454.6
Belarus0.11.1
Germany0.421.1
Israel0.230.97

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 165% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $301

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$114
1996$107
1997$108
1998$109
1999$111
2000$125
2001$119
2002$121
2003$144
2004$165
2005$197
2006$188
2007$209
2008$467
2009$533
2010$354
2011$431
2012$455
2013$395
2014$322
2015$310
2016$247
2017$222
2018$267
2019$290
2020$234
2021$311
2022$620
2023$393
2024$301

What it includes

  • 310420 · subheading of heading 3104: Potash 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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