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Potash use by country, tonnes of K2O

Brazil used 23% of the world’s potash fertiliser in 2024; the top three countries used 57%.

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

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Summary

The countries that report used 38.3 Mt of potash fertiliser in 2024, 1.5% more than in 2023. Brazil 8.9 Mt (23%), China 8.7 Mt (23%) and the United States 4.3 Mt (11%); together, 57% of the world total.

199 countries and territories have a figure for 2024. 1 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. Use is FAOSTAT’s agricultural use: what farmers apply, as countries report it.

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

Countries and territories with data

Agricultural use in million tonnes (Mt) or tonnes (t), as tonnes of K2O, for every country with a figure for 2024. e: FAOSTAT’s own estimate or imputation.
Brazil8.9 Mte23.2%8.3 Mt+7%
China18.7 Mte22.8%8.8 Mt−1%
United States4.3 Mte11.2%4.3 Mt0%
India2.4 Mt6.2%1.9 Mt+27%
Indonesia2.0 Mte5.1%2.0 Mt0%
Malaysia989,000 te2.6%1.7 Mt−43%
Canada835,000 t2.2%827,000 t+1%
Thailand663,000 te1.7%1.1 Mt−39%
Bangladesh592,000 te1.5%554,000 t+7%
Russia537,000 t1.4%536,000 t+0%
Belarus497,000 t1.3%507,000 t−2%
Colombia490,000 te1.3%447,000 t+10%
Vietnam419,000 te1.1%415,000 t+1%
Australia401,000 te1.0%260,000 t+54%
France394,000 t1.0%356,000 t+11%
Poland376,000 te1.0%376,000 t0%
Spain359,000 t0.9%307,000 t+17%
Germany340,000 t0.9%320,000 t+6%
South Africa312,000 te0.8%207,000 t+51%
Paraguay276,000 te0.7%262,000 t+5%
Japan210,000 te0.5%210,000 t0%
United Kingdom198,000 t0.5%184,000 t+8%
Ukraine195,000 t0.5%190,000 t+3%
Mexico159,000 te0.4%122,000 t+30%
Ecuador157,000 te0.4%113,000 t+39%
Türkiye157,000 t0.4%146,000 t+7%
Uzbekistan152,000 te0.4%171,000 t−11%
Egypt140,000 te0.4%140,000 t0%
Italy139,000 te0.4%139,000 t0%
New Zealand132,000 te0.3%109,000 t+21%
Costa Rica104,000 te0.3%67,000 t+57%
Guatemala97,000 te0.3%69,000 t+41%
Taiwan97,000 t0.3%95,000 t+2%
South Korea93,000 t0.2%93,000 t+1%
Philippines93,000 te0.2%93,000 t0%
Ireland88,000 t0.2%82,000 t+7%
Uruguay87,000 te0.2%81,000 t+8%
Greece87,000 te0.2%67,000 t+30%
Peru84,000 te0.2%84,000 t0%
Saudi Arabia81,000 te0.2%81,000 t0%
Côte d'Ivoire79,000 t0.2%62,000 t+27%
Romania79,000 t0.2%96,000 t−18%
Hungary70,000 t0.2%51,000 t+37%
Argentina69,000 te0.2%48,000 t+43%
Serbia60,000 te0.2%51,000 t+18%
Iran59,000 te0.2%59,000 t0%
Honduras56,000 te0.1%51,000 t+10%
Netherlands55,000 t0.1%45,000 t+23%
United Arab Emirates53,000 te0.1%53,000 t0%
Lithuania51,000 t0.1%51,000 t−0%
Sri Lanka50,000 te0.1%78,000 t−36%
Belgium50,000 te0.1%50,000 t0%
Morocco50,000 te0.1%50,000 t0%
Kenya49,000 te0.1%67,000 t−27%
Denmark49,000 te0.1%49,000 t0%
Ghana47,000 t0.1%25,000 t+90%
Pakistan46,000 te0.1%46,000 t0%
Mali45,000 te0.1%11,000 t+310%
Cambodia43,000 te0.1%12,000 t+270%
Finland41,000 t0.1%31,000 t+30%
Norway37,000 t0.1%39,000 t−5%
Cameroon35,000 te0.1%48,000 t−26%
Croatia35,000 t0.1%33,000 t+7%
Myanmar35,000 te0.1%83,000 t−58%
Tanzania33,000 te0.1%17,000 t+99%
Portugal33,000 t0.1%41,000 t−20%
Zambia31,000 te0.1%16,000 t+100%
Austria29,000 t0.1%23,000 t+26%
Bulgaria29,000 te0.1%33,000 t−12%
Malawi27,000 te0.1%30,000 t−9%
Israel27,000 t0.1%33,000 t−19%
Algeria27,000 te0.1%27,000 t0%
Benin25,000 te0.1%20,000 t+28%
Sweden25,000 te0.1%25,000 t0%
Latvia25,000 te0.1%25,000 t0%
Burkina Faso23,000 te0.1%38,000 t−40%
Laos22,000 te0.1%20,000 t+8%
Dominican Republic22,000 te0.1%22,000 t0%
Czechia19,000 te0.1%19,000 t0%
Angola18,000 te<0.1%8,000 t+114%
Papua New Guinea18,000 te<0.1%13,000 t+37%
Oman16,000 te<0.1%12,000 t+40%
Panama15,000 te<0.1%15,000 t+2%
Switzerland14,000 t<0.1%11,000 t+30%
Turkmenistan14,000 te<0.1%14,000 t0%
Slovakia13,000 t<0.1%13,000 t+1%
Kuwait13,000 te<0.1%10,000 t+25%
North Korea12,000 te<0.1%12,000 t0%
Chad11,000 te<0.1%11,000 t0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina10,000 te<0.1%9,000 t+11%
Slovenia9,000 t<0.1%7,000 t+32%
Azerbaijan9,000 te<0.1%6,000 t+46%
Venezuela9,000 te<0.1%9,000 t0%
Senegal8,000 te<0.1%21,000 t−60%
Estonia8,000 t<0.1%8,000 t+1%
Tunisia8,000 te<0.1%4,000 t+105%
Rwanda7,000 te<0.1%7,000 t0%
Moldova7,000 te<0.1%9,000 t−27%
Nepal7,000 te<0.1%7,000 t0%
Gabon6,000 te<0.1%6,000 t0%
Uganda6,000 te<0.1%6,000 t−3%
Lebanon6,000 te<0.1%4,000 t+47%
Chile6,000 t<0.1%6,000 t−12%
Iraq5,000 te<0.1%4,000 t+21%
Togo5,000 te<0.1%10,000 t−50%
Republic of the Congo5,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+51%
Zimbabwe5,000 te<0.1%5,000 t0%
Bolivia4,000 te<0.1%4,000 t+2%
Democratic Republic of the Congo4,000 te<0.1%4,000 t0%
North Macedonia4,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+67%
El Salvador4,000 te<0.1%5,000 t−9%
Madagascar4,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+27%
Cyprus4,000 t<0.1%3,000 t+14%
Eswatini4,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+28%
Georgia4,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+7%
Burundi4,000 te<0.1%4,000 t0%
Guyana4,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+51%
Jordan4,000 t<0.1%4,000 t−4%
Guinea3,000 te<0.1%257 t+1,253%
Botswana3,000 te<0.1%3,000 t0%
Nigeria3,000 te<0.1%23,000 t−87%
Kazakhstan3,000 te<0.1%3,000 t0%
Mauritius3,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+5%
Ethiopia3,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+37%
Syria3,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+15%
Cuba3,000 te<0.1%4,000 t−30%
Qatar2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t0%
Belize2,000 te<0.1%6,000 t−61%
Albania2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t0%
Haiti2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+2%
Fiji2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t−16%
Niger2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t−6%
Iceland2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t0%
Yemen2,000 te<0.1%1,000 t+34%
Trinidad and Tobago2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t−11%
Libya2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t−25%
Sudan2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t0%
Armenia1,000 te<0.1%1,000 t−4%
Bahrain1,000 te<0.1%98 t+1,283%
French Guiana935 te<0.1%935 t0%
Jamaica888 te<0.1%1,000 t−41%
Mauritania837 te<0.1%837 t0%
Liberia791 te<0.1%2,000 t−48%
Tajikistan760 te<0.1%177 t+329%
Suriname757 te<0.1%488 t+55%
Luxembourg745 t<0.1%861 t−13%
Solomon Islands728 te<0.1%0 t–
Lesotho690 te<0.1%433 t+59%
Mozambique646 te<0.1%13,000 t−95%
Montenegro621 te<0.1%482 t+29%
New Caledonia528 te<0.1%528 t0%
Palestine473 te<0.1%782 t−40%
Kyrgyzstan471 te<0.1%471 t0%
Namibia343 te<0.1%343 t0%
Puerto Rico316 te<0.1%316 t0%
Bhutan237 t<0.1%159 t+49%
Brunei234 te<0.1%234 t0%
Mongolia233 te<0.1%0 t–
Bahamas223 te<0.1%191 t+17%
Hong Kong201 te<0.1%201 t0%
Gambia157 te<0.1%694 t−77%
Dominica141 te<0.1%0 t–
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines141 te<0.1%23 t+513%
Saint Lucia106 te<0.1%106 t0%
Malta85 te<0.1%151 t−44%
Afghanistan80 te<0.1%0 t–
Comoros77 te<0.1%80 t−4%
Equatorial Guinea77 te<0.1%207 t−63%
Barbados70 te<0.1%34 t+106%
Guinea-Bissau68 te<0.1%1,000 t−95%
Maldives66 te<0.1%60 t+10%
French Polynesia64 te<0.1%64 t0%
Réunion61 te<0.1%61 t0%
São Tomé and Príncipe58 te<0.1%86 t−33%
Cabo Verde31 te<0.1%25 t+24%
Singapore24 te<0.1%23 t+4%
Antigua and Barbuda17 te<0.1%0 t–
Faroe Islands17 te<0.1%17 t0%
Grenada16 te<0.1%33 t−52%
Bermuda13 te<0.1%17 t−24%
Tonga12 te<0.1%12 t0%
Djibouti8 te<0.1%8 t0%
South Sudan8 te<0.1%3 t+167%
Cook Islands4 te<0.1%0 t–
Seychelles4 te<0.1%20 t−80%
Saint Kitts and Nevis3 te<0.1%3 t0%
Central African Republic1 te<0.1%0 t–
Greenland1 te<0.1%1 t0%
Vanuatu1 te<0.1%2,000 t−100%
Aruba0 te0.0%9 t−100%
Eritrea0 te0.0%0 t–
Micronesia0 te0.0%4 t−100%
Guadeloupe0 te0.0%0 t–
Kiribati0 te0.0%0 t–
Martinique0 te0.0%80 t−100%
Nauru0 te0.0%0 t–
Palau0 te0.0%0 t–
Tuvalu0 te0.0%0 t–
Samoa0 te0.0%0 t–
Total, reporting countries38.3 Mt100%37.7 Mt+2%

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

Notes

  1. China: Production in 2024: USGS, as FAOSTAT’s figure is an estimate far from it.

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