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Fertilizers exported by all countries attracted US$103.4 billion worth of global spending for 2025.

That dollar amount results from an average 22.4% increase collected by all shippers of fertilizers over the five-year period starting in 2021 when overall fertilizer exports were worth $84.5 billion.

From 2024 to 2025, the value of exported fertilizers accelerated by 22.8% compared to $84.2 billion.

Fertilizers are critical agricultural drivers, essential for growing crops that feed people around the world.

The 6 biggest fertilizer exporters in 2025 were Russia, mainland China, Canada, Morocco, Canada, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. Collectively, those major suppliers approached three-fifths (56.4%) of globally exported fertilizers during 2025 up from 53.2% for 2024.

Applying a continental lens, countries in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported fertilizers during 2025 with shipments valued at $37.4 billion or 36.2% of the world’s total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 35.3% while 13.7% of international fertilizer shipments originated from Africa. Another 12.3% was sent from exporters in North America.

Smaller percentages came from suppliers in Latin America (2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean notably Trinidad and Tobago, then Oceania (0.4%) mostly Australia.

Focusing on different types of exported fertilizers, over three-quarters (76.5%) were nitrogen-based products. Potassic fertilizers represent 18.1% compared to phosphatic fertilizers at 4%. Excluding those mineral or chemical fertilizer subcategories, the other fertilizer type is animal or vegetable fertilizers which accounted for the remaining 1.4%.

For research purposes, the high level 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 31 for fertilizers.

Below are the 30 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fertilizers during 2025.

1. Russia: US$17.9 billion (17.3% of total exported fertilizers)
2. mainland China: $13.5 billion (13.0%)
3. Morocco: $7.7 billion (7.5%)
4. Canada: $7.3 billion (7.1%)
5. Saudi Arabia: $6.9 billion (6.6%)
6. United States: $5 billion (4.9%)
7. Belgium: $3.1 billion (3%)
8. Netherlands: $3 billion (2.9%)
9. Oman: $2.5 billion (2.4%)
10. Egypt: $2.2 billion (2.2%)
11. Qatar: $1.9 billion (1.8%)
12. Spain: $1.7 billion (1.7%)
13. Israel: $1.59 billion (1.5%)
14. Germany: $1.53 billion (1.5%)
15. Poland: $1.49 billion (1.4%)
16. Algeria: $1.48 billion (1.4%)
17. Nigeria: $1.46 billion (1.4%)
18. United Arab Emirates: $1.14 billion (1.1%)
19. Lithuania: $1.1 billion (1.1%)
20. Jordan: $1.06 billion (1%)
21. Belarus: $1 billion (1%)
22. Laos: $912.5 million (0.9%)
23. Malaysia: $876.6 million (0.8%)
24. Indonesia: $855.8 million (0.8%)
25. Finland: $801.6 million (0.8%)
26. Vietnam: $780.3 million (0.8%)
27. Italy: $773.8 million (0.7%)
28. Turkmenistan: $727.9 million (0.7%)
29. Trinidad/Tobago: $663 million (0.6%)
30. Türkiye: $650.4 million (0.6%)

Countries Generating Greatest Surpluses Buying and Selling Fertilizers

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for fertilizers during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported fertilizers and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. Russia: US$17.8 billion (net export surplus up 16.2% since 2024)
2. mainland China: $8.6 billion (up 121.7%)
3. Morocco: $7.4 billion (up 22.2%)
4. Saudi Arabia: $6.7 billion (up 39.2%)
5. Canada: $4.6 billion (up 12.8%)
6. Oman: $2.5 billion (up 125%)
7. Netherlands: $2.1 billion (up 31.4%)
8. Egypt: $1.88 billion (down -0.6%)
9. Qatar: $1.88 billion (up 2.1%)
10. Belgium: $1.51 billion (up 9%)
11. Israel: $1.46 billion (down -2.6%)
12. Algeria: $1.34 billion (up 86%)
13. Nigeria: $1.3 billion (up 108.7%)
14. Jordan: $992.4 million (down -24.6%)
15. Belarus: $982.8 million (down -14.2%)

The Russian Federation generated the highest surplus in the international trade of fertilizers. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Russia’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

Countries Causing Worst Deficits Buying and Selling Fertilizers

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for fertilizers during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported fertilizers purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. Brazil: -US$15.2 billion (net export deficit up 14.2% since 2024)
2. India: -$14.1 billion (up 85%)
3. United States: -$3.9 billion (down -6%)
4. Australia: -$2.9 billion (up 3.1%)
5. Thailand: -$2.69 billion (up 14.7%)
6. France: -$2.66 billion (up 25.7%)
7. Bangladesh: -$2.2 billion (up 31.7%)
8. Argentina: -$2 billion (up 32.7%)
9. Mexico: -$1.9 billion (down -8.6%)
10. Indonesia: -$1.7 billion (up 16.7%)
11. Türkiye: -$1.35 billion (up 15.1%)
12. United Kingdom: -$1.22 billion (up 44.9%)
13. Ukraine: -$1.18 billion (up 1.3%)
14. Romania: -$1.17 billion (up 41.7%)
15. Colombia: -$1 billion (up 20.6%)

Brazil, South America’s biggest country including by land area, incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of fertilizers. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Brazil’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for fertilizers-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.

Major Fertilizers Exporting Companies

Below are global fertilizers-processing conglomerates that represent established players engaged in the international trade of fertilizers. The home country for each is shown within parenthesis.

• Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals (Egypt)
• Acron Group (Russia)
• Intrepid Potash (United States)
• Nutrien (Canada)
• Sinofert (China)