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Phosphate trade by country, tonnes of P2O5

Morocco was the largest net exporter of phosphate fertiliser in 2024, selling 10.5 Mt more than it bought; Brazil was the largest net importer, buying 4.4 Mt more than it sold.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), fertilisers by nutrient2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

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Phosphate tradeExports minus imports, million tonnes, 2024

Summary

Countries reported exporting 27.1 Mt of phosphate fertiliser in 2024, 33% more than in 2023. The largest net exporters: Morocco 10.5 Mt, China 4.0 Mt and Russia 3.8 Mt. The largest net importers: Brazil 4.4 Mt, India 2.6 Mt and Bangladesh 1.5 Mt.

192 countries and territories have a figure for 2024. 4 more reported a figure for one of the two years before but not yet for 2024; they are hatched on the map. Fertilisers are counted in tonnes of nutrient: potassium oxide (K2O) for potash, phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) for phosphate. Most fertiliser figures are FAOSTAT’s own estimates, marked e in the table. Net trade is exports minus imports, as each country reports them to FAOSTAT; one country’s exports and its partners’ imports often differ. Flows on the map are the largest in 2025, as importers report them. FAOSTAT does not publish who trades fertilisers with whom, so the flows come from UN Comtrade, as importers report them, and are in tonnes of product, not of nutrient: potash as HS 3104 (mostly potassium chloride, about 60% K2O); phosphate as HS 3103 and the phosphates DAP and MAP (HS 310530, 310540, about 46–52% P2O5).

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), fertilisers by nutrient2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

Countries and territories with data

Exports, imports and net trade in million tonnes (Mt) or tonnes (t), as tonnes of P2O5, for every country with a figure for 2024, with 2023’s net trade for comparison. e: FAOSTAT’s own estimate or imputation.
Morocco110.6 Mt2,000 t10.5 Mt net exportse4.7 Mt net exports
China4.2 Mt205,000 t4.0 Mt net exportse4.0 Mt net exports
Russia23.8 Mt14,000 t3.8 Mt net exportse3.8 Mt net exports
Saudi Arabia2.6 Mt9,000 t2.6 Mt net exportse1.9 Mt net exports
Israel456,000 t20,000 t436,000 t net exportse462,000 t net exports
Norway441,000 t13,000 t427,000 t net exportse348,000 t net exports
Egypt273,000 t7,000 t267,000 t net exportse256,000 t net exports
Belgium331,000 t83,000 t248,000 t net exportse195,000 t net exports
Tunisia178,000 t4,000 t174,000 t net exportse305,000 t net exports
Jordan132,000 t8,000 t124,000 t net exportse29,000 t net exports
Netherlands186,000 t81,000 t106,000 t net exportse120,000 t net exports
South Korea139,000 t50,000 t88,000 t net exportse78,000 t net exports
Lithuania161,000 t93,000 t69,000 t net exportse915 t net imports
Kazakhstan81,000 t19,000 t62,000 t net exportse79,000 t net exports
Lebanon59,000 t5,000 t54,000 t net exportse32,000 t net exports
Belarus34,000 t733 t34,000 t net exportse16,000 t net exports
Greece81,000 t65,000 t16,000 t net exportse22,000 t net exports
Bulgaria108,000 t93,000 t15,000 t net exportse28,000 t net exports
Uzbekistan47,000 t35,000 t12,000 t net exportse32,000 t net imports
Finland20,000 t11,000 t9,000 t net exportse11,000 t net exports
Portugal58,000 t49,000 t9,000 t net exportse12,000 t net imports
Serbia59,000 t53,000 t6,000 t net exportse18,000 t net exports
Senegal15,000 t11,000 t4,000 t net exportse634 t net imports
United Arab Emirates5,000 t5,000 t322 t net exportse322 t net exports
Aruba0 t0 t0 t net exportse1 t net imports
Bhutan0 t0 t0 t net exportse0 t net exports
Eritrea0 t0 t0 t net exportse0 t net exports
Micronesia0 t0 t0 t net exportse4 t net imports
Kiribati0 t0 t0 t net exportse0 t net exports
Marshall Islands0 t0 t0 t net exportse0 t net exports
Nauru0 t0 t0 t net exportse0 t net exports
Palau0 t0 t0 t net exportse0 t net exports
Tuvalu0 t0 t0 t net exportse0 t net exports
Central African Republic0 t1 t1 t net importse0 t net exports
Vanuatu0 t1 t1 t net importse0 t net exports
Samoa0 t3 t3 t net importse0 t net exports
Cook Islands0 t4 t4 t net importse1 t net imports
Equatorial Guinea0 t4 t4 t net importse0 t net exports
Saint Kitts and Nevis0 t9 t9 t net importse9 t net imports
South Sudan0 t9 t9 t net importse3 t net imports
Solomon Islands0 t12 t12 t net importse12 t net imports
Seychelles0 t13 t13 t net importse25 t net imports
Tonga0 t13 t13 t net importse12 t net imports
Bermuda0 t14 t14 t net importse17 t net imports
Antigua and Barbuda0 t17 t17 t net importse25 t net imports
Greenland0 t17 t17 t net importse17 t net imports
Faroe Islands0 t20 t20 t net importse18 t net imports
Grenada0 t20 t20 t net importse2 t net imports
Barbados0 t40 t40 t net importse50 t net imports
Cabo Verde0 t41 t41 t net importse17 t net imports
Hong Kong206 t261 t55 t net importse166 t net imports
Maldives0 t63 t63 t net importse72 t net imports
Guinea-Bissau0 t69 t69 t net importse65 t net imports
French Polynesia0 t76 t76 t net importse64 t net imports
Comoros0 t77 t77 t net importse75 t net imports
Nigeria0 t80 t80 t net importse16 t net imports
São Tomé and Príncipe0 t91 t91 t net importse91 t net imports
Bahrain0 t100 t100 t net importse171 t net imports
Saint Lucia0 t115 t115 t net importse115 t net imports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0 t143 t143 t net importse143 t net imports
Singapore141 t290 t149 t net importse133 t net imports
Dominica0 t150 t150 t net importse150 t net imports
Chad0 t254 t254 t net importse46 t net imports
Mauritania0 t258 t258 t net importse651 t net imports
Palestine0 t273 t273 t net importse273 t net imports
Bahamas0 t297 t297 t net importse243 t net imports
New Caledonia0 t333 t333 t net importse333 t net imports
Mongolia0 t339 t339 t net importse339 t net imports
Luxembourg1,000 t2,000 t601 t net importse745 t net imports
Montenegro1 t613 t612 t net importse476 t net imports
Malta0 t662 t662 t net importse71 t net imports
Lesotho0 t724 t724 t net importse308 t net imports
Liberia3 t853 t850 t net importse853 t net imports
Qatar9 t888 t879 t net importse1,000 t net exports
Suriname0 t915 t915 t net importse639 t net imports
Armenia17 t1,000 t1,000 t net importse787 t net imports
Trinidad and Tobago7 t1,000 t1,000 t net importse998 t net imports
Fiji0 t1,000 t1,000 t net importse826 t net imports
Mauritius13 t1,000 t1,000 t net importse1,000 t net imports
Gambia0 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse663 t net imports
Kyrgyzstan5 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse492 t net imports
Cuba2 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse2,000 t net imports
Haiti0 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse2,000 t net imports
Republic of the Congo0 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse1,000 t net imports
Brunei0 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse129 t net imports
Jamaica0 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse2,000 t net imports
Oman66 t3,000 t3,000 t net importse2,000 t net imports
Kuwait28 t3,000 t3,000 t net importse2,000 t net imports
Togo105 t3,000 t3,000 t net importse10,000 t net imports
Tajikistan0 t3,000 t3,000 t net importse3,000 t net imports
Iran329 t4,000 t3,000 t net importse30,000 t net imports
Botswana38 t3,000 t3,000 t net importse3,000 t net imports
Eswatini7 t4,000 t4,000 t net importse4,000 t net imports
Guinea0 t4,000 t4,000 t net importse304 t net imports
Niger0 t4,000 t4,000 t net importse3,000 t net imports
Guyana89 t4,000 t4,000 t net importse3,000 t net imports
Georgia157 t4,000 t4,000 t net importse6,000 t net imports
Papua New Guinea0 t4,000 t4,000 t net importse2,000 t net imports
Gabon0 t4,000 t4,000 t net importse4,000 t net imports
Dominican Republic10,000 t15,000 t5,000 t net importse8,000 t net imports
Democratic Republic of the Congo0 t5,000 t5,000 t net importse5,000 t net imports
North Macedonia48 t5,000 t5,000 t net importse4,000 t net imports
Cyprus0 t5,000 t5,000 t net importse5,000 t net imports
Uganda16 t5,000 t5,000 t net importse5,000 t net imports
Venezuela0 t5,000 t5,000 t net importse16,000 t net imports
Madagascar0 t6,000 t6,000 t net importse4,000 t net imports
Iceland0 t6,000 t6,000 t net importse4,000 t net imports
Mali4,000 t10,000 t6,000 t net importse7,000 t net imports
Belize0 t7,000 t7,000 t net importse11,000 t net imports
North Korea0 t7,000 t7,000 t net importse65,000 t net imports
Bosnia and Herzegovina19 t7,000 t7,000 t net importse7,000 t net imports
El Salvador3,000 t13,000 t10,000 t net importse12,000 t net imports
Syria609 t11,000 t10,000 t net importse13,000 t net imports
Panama63 t10,000 t10,000 t net importse10,000 t net imports
Turkmenistan253 t11,000 t11,000 t net importse14,000 t net imports
Albania12 t11,000 t11,000 t net importse8,000 t net imports
Switzerland48 t11,000 t11,000 t net importse9,000 t net imports
Namibia22,000 t34,000 t11,000 t net importse15,000 t net imports
Estonia1,000 t13,000 t12,000 t net importse7,000 t net imports
Cameroon0 t14,000 t14,000 t net importse14,000 t net imports
Rwanda0 t14,000 t14,000 t net importse14,000 t net imports
Moldova0 t15,000 t15,000 t net importse17,000 t net imports
Taiwan769 t16,000 t15,000 t net importse17,000 t net imports
Sri Lanka0 t15,000 t15,000 t net importse20,000 t net imports
Laos4,000 t21,000 t16,000 t net importse19,000 t net imports
Angola142 t18,000 t18,000 t net importse6,000 t net imports
Benin18 t19,000 t19,000 t net importse43,000 t net imports
Azerbaijan0 t19,000 t19,000 t net importse21,000 t net imports
Mozambique6,000 t25,000 t19,000 t net importse16,000 t net imports
Austria3,000 t25,000 t22,000 t net importse17,000 t net imports
Slovakia998 t23,000 t22,000 t net importse18,000 t net imports
Malawi252 t23,000 t23,000 t net importse28,000 t net imports
Burkina Faso93 t23,000 t23,000 t net importse37,000 t net imports
Ecuador329 t24,000 t24,000 t net importse32,000 t net imports
Costa Rica3,000 t27,000 t24,000 t net importse17,000 t net imports
Ghana1,000 t26,000 t25,000 t net importse25,000 t net imports
Sudan0 t27,000 t27,000 t net importse27,000 t net imports
Bolivia2 t27,000 t27,000 t net importse24,000 t net imports
Croatia9,000 t39,000 t30,000 t net importse22,000 t net imports
Latvia16,000 t47,000 t30,000 t net importse24,000 t net imports
Afghanistan0 t37,000 t37,000 t net importse14,000 t net imports
Honduras6,000 t45,000 t38,000 t net importse36,000 t net imports
Côte d'Ivoire20,000 t61,000 t41,000 t net importse59,000 t net imports
Czechia3,000 t45,000 t42,000 t net importse32,000 t net imports
Nepal0 t43,000 t43,000 t net importse43,000 t net imports
Libya0 t44,000 t44,000 t net importse22,000 t net imports
Denmark408 t47,000 t47,000 t net importse36,000 t net imports
United States1.5 Mt1.5 Mt50,000 t net importse260,000 t net exports
Tanzania16,000 t69,000 t52,000 t net importse57,000 t net imports
Myanmar0 t54,000 t54,000 t net importse89,000 t net imports
Sweden2,000 t56,000 t55,000 t net importse42,000 t net imports
Guatemala5,000 t69,000 t64,000 t net importse56,000 t net imports
Slovenia15,000 t81,000 t66,000 t net importse37,000 t net imports
Hungary4,000 t76,000 t71,000 t net importse48,000 t net imports
Cambodia0 t73,000 t73,000 t net importse67,000 t net imports
Burundi0 t74,000 t74,000 t net importse74,000 t net imports
Spain171,000 t258,000 t87,000 t net importse77,000 t net imports
Ireland2,000 t92,000 t90,000 t net importse79,000 t net imports
Algeria227 t91,000 t91,000 t net importse37,000 t net imports
Uruguay5,000 t100,000 t95,000 t net importse101,000 t net imports
New Zealand61 t105,000 t105,000 t net importse74,000 t net imports
Kenya7,000 t116,000 t109,000 t net importse101,000 t net imports
United Kingdom16,000 t132,000 t116,000 t net importse117,000 t net imports
Germany102,000 t237,000 t134,000 t net importse94,000 t net imports
South Africa52,000 t188,000 t136,000 t net importse110,000 t net imports
Italy79,000 t216,000 t138,000 t net importse130,000 t net imports
Chile1,000 t139,000 t138,000 t net importse107,000 t net imports
Vietnam154,000 t294,000 t140,000 t net importse140,000 t net imports
Peru14,000 t159,000 t145,000 t net importse85,000 t net imports
Philippines5,000 t157,000 t151,000 t net importse133,000 t net imports
Türkiye145,000 t299,000 t153,000 t net importse321,000 t net imports
Iraq7 t157,000 t157,000 t net importse84,000 t net imports
Malaysia19,000 t181,000 t161,000 t net importse147,000 t net imports
Poland118,000 t285,000 t167,000 t net importse84,000 t net imports
Colombia9,000 t189,000 t179,000 t net importse172,000 t net imports
Mexico97,000 t279,000 t182,000 t net importse259,000 t net imports
Romania23,000 t217,000 t193,000 t net importse188,000 t net imports
Ethiopia0 t194,000 t194,000 t net importse194,000 t net imports
Japan8,000 t221,000 t213,000 t net importse168,000 t net imports
Paraguay654 t240,000 t239,000 t net importse241,000 t net imports
Ukraine134 t243,000 t243,000 t net importse209,000 t net imports
Thailand38,000 t372,000 t335,000 t net importse239,000 t net imports
Djibouti0 t338,000 t338,000 t net importse180,000 t net imports
France29,000 t422,000 t393,000 t net importse343,000 t net imports
Pakistan0 t455,000 t455,000 t net importse243,000 t net imports
Argentina0 t642,000 t642,000 t net importse608,000 t net imports
Indonesia18,000 t706,000 t689,000 t net importse418,000 t net imports
Australia188,000 t991,000 t803,000 t net importse359,000 t net imports
Canada23,000 t1.1 Mt1.1 Mt net importse934,000 t net imports
Bangladesh0 t1.5 Mt1.5 Mt net importse676,000 t net imports
India78,000 t2.7 Mt2.6 Mt net importse3.5 Mt net imports
Brazil60,000 t4.4 Mt4.4 Mt net importse4.5 Mt net imports

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), fertilisers by nutrient2023 and 2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

Notes

  1. Morocco: FAOSTAT’s 2024 export figure for Morocco is more than twice its 2023 figure and above Morocco’s own reported production that year; it may be revised.
  2. Russia: Russia’s customs service stopped publishing detailed trade figures in 2022, so FAOSTAT’s trade figures for Russia since then may be estimates or incomplete.

Not yet reported

Nicaragua (2022: 12,000 t net imports); Yemen (2023: 2,000 t net imports); Zambia (2023: 46,000 t net imports); Zimbabwe (2023: 40,000 t net imports).

Largest flows, 2025

The 20 largest flows in 2025, exporter to importer, as importers report them to UN Comtrade, in tonnes of product.
Saudi ArabiaIndia2.7 Mt
MoroccoIndia2.7 Mt
MoroccoBrazil1.9 Mt
EgyptBrazil1.8 Mt
ChinaBrazil1.7 Mt
RussiaBrazil1.5 Mt
United StatesCanada1.1 Mt
EgyptIndonesia981,000 t
RussiaIndia846,000 t
Saudi ArabiaBrazil831,000 t
MoroccoAustralia750,000 t
ChinaIndia690,000 t
MoroccoCanada640,000 t
Saudi ArabiaUnited States542,000 t
IsraelBrazil505,000 t
Saudi ArabiaAustralia489,000 t
ChinaAustralia456,000 t
ChinaJapan423,000 t
AustraliaIndia413,000 t
MoroccoArgentina409,000 t

Source: UN Comtrade, imports by partner (HS 3103, 3104, 310530, 310540)2025Updated 10 Nov 2026

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