Russia Ranked as a Top Exporter of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilizers in 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a new report highlighting global export and agricultural use of inorganic fertilizers from 2002 to 2022. Fertilizer nutrients include nitrogen, phosphorus (as phosphorus pentoxide, or P2O5), and potassium (as K2O). Although P2O5 and K2O do not exist as compounds in their respective fertilizers, calculations can be done to determine the actual percentages of phosphorus and potassium.
Russia was a top exporter of all three nutrients in 2022. It ranked first for nitrogen (18% of total), third in phosphorus (16% of total), and second in potassium (23% of total).
Meanwhile, India ranked first for phosphorus exports (24% of total), second for nitrogen (14% of total), and fifth for potassium (6% of total).
In 2022, Canada had the highest export of potassium fertilizers, accounting for 37% of the total. Meanwhile, Morocco had the highest for phosphorus fertilizers, accounting for 21% of the total.
Brazil was a prime importer of all three fertilizers, including about 2.06 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers, 1.13 million tons of phosphorus fertilizers, and 3.34 million tons of potassium fertilizers in 2022.
The US had the highest imports of potassium fertilizers at around 5.64 million tons from Canada in 2022, which was around 43% of Canada’s potassium fertilizer exports.
Overall, Asia had the highest total fertilizer use at close to 180 kg/ha in 2022, followed by the Americas (about 130 kg/ha), Europe (about 80 kg/ha), Oceania (about 60 kg/ha), and finally Africa (about 20 kg/ha).
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