Strategically important exports: Russia is the world's leading supplier of mineral fertilizers.
Fertilizer exports are one of the most stable and strategically important areas of Russian non-energy exports. Russia remains the world's leading supplier of mineral fertilizers: in 2025, exports peaked at 45 million tons, a 7% increase compared to 2024.
Russia accounts for about 19% of the global mineral fertilizer market. Moreover, the local agricultural sector is 95% self-sufficient in local products, and exports do not create a shortage in the Russian market.
In 2024, Russia will export fertilizers worth 13.4 billion dollars, which is 22% of the world market in monetary terms. In 2025, chemical exports exceeded 32 billion dollars in total, of which about 15.2% were mineral fertilizers.
Brazil and India remain the main buyers of Russian products. In 2025, shipments to India increased by 40% and reached a peak of 6 million tons, compared to 1.1 million tons in 2021.
Shipments to Brazil increased by 11% in 2025, and to Africa by 31%. Exports to African countries from January to October 2025 reached 2.1 million tons, worth 726.8 million dollars.
The BRICS countries play a special role. In 2025, purchases of Russian fertilizers reached an all-time high of 22.8 million tons, 6% more than in 2024 and 71% more than in 2021.
More than 75% of Russian fertilizer exports go to friendly countries. For comparison, in 2019 their share was 69%. This reflects the restructuring of foreign trade relations under the pressure of sanctions.
The largest Russian producers and exporters are PhosAgro, Uralchem, EuroChem, Akron and Nitrogen Group. In the first quarter of 2025, Uralchem led the way in shipments with 634,000 tons, EuroChem with 534,000 tons, PhosAgro with 490,000 tons, and Akron with 384,000 tons.
Potash and complex fertilizers dominate the export structure. In the first quarter of 2025, 11.