EU fertilizer market key graphs
World Nitrogen Fertilizer Production Capacity: 161 million ton Nitrogen (2013) World Nitrogen Fertilizer Production Capacity: 161 million ton Nitrogen (2013)
China 34%
Rest of the world 24%
China Middle East and North Africa EU 27 India
Russia 6%
USA Russia Rest of the world USA 6%
India 9%
Source: Fertilizers Europe
EU 27 10%
Middle East and North Africa 11%
World Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption: 105 million ton Nitrogen (2010) World Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption: 105 million ton Nitrogen (2010) China India Rest of the world 27%
China 31%
USA EU 27 Middle East and North Africa Russia
Russia 2%
Rest of the world Middle East and North Africa 3% EU 27 10%
Source: IFA, Fertilizers Europe
India 16% USA 11%
Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption in EU 27 per Product 2011/12 Nitrogen Fertilizer (agric. use)Consumption 10146 ktinNEU 27 per Product 2011/12 (agric. use) 10146 kt N
Urea Ammonium Nitrate solution 12%
NPK/NP/NK 12%
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 26%
Others 10%
Urea 19%
Ammonium Nitrate 21%
Source: Fertilizers Europe
Nitrates (Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate) are Europe's key fertilizer
Phosphate Fertilizer Consumption in EU 27 per Product 2011/12 2335 kt P2O5 Phosphate Fertilizer Consumption in EU 27 per Product 2011/12 2335 kt P2O5
PK 10%
Superphosphates 17%
Source: Fertilizers Europe
NP 8%
Others 5% NPK 31%
Ammonium Phosphates 29%
Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption in EU 27 per Countries 2011/12 (agric. use) 10146 kt N
EU 27 Fertilizer Consumption (agric. use)
Import share of Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption in EU Import share of Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption in EU 16000
1 0,9
14000
0,8
kt Nitrogen
12000
0,7
10000
0,6
8000
0,5 0,4
6000 4000
17%
17%
19%
19%
22%
26% 20%
20%
0,3 0,2
2000
0,1
0
0 2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
Consumption (excl. imports)
2007/08
2008/09
Imports
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Imports as % of Consumption
Source: Fertilizers Europe
EU is an open market with import share of 20-26% over last 4 seasons; In this graph, consumption includes both agriculture and technical use of nitrogen containing fertilizers.
Fertilizers Europe member companies (2012) - economic indicators*
Turnover: 10.1 billion euro Total investment: 633 million euro Direct employment: 16 647 employees Employment (incl. indirect employment): 50 000 employees** *Related to overall companies activity related to production (based in EU 28) of N-containing products used for production of fertilizers and applied as fertilizers **Including subsidiary services (Fertilizers Europe estimate) Source: Fertilizers Europe