Year-over-year change: +4.2%, trend up
5-year change: +8.7%, trend up
Canada
Potash mine production: 15.0 million metric tons
View MorePotash mine production (K2O equivalent)
World Total48.4million metric tons
19942025
2025
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Potash mine production (K2O equivalent) (2025)
Among the 12 countries with 2025 data, Canada has the highest potash mine production (K2O equivalent) at 15.0 million metric tons in 2025, followed by Russia (10.0 million metric tons) and China (6.3 million metric tons). Belarus (6.0 million metric tons) and Germany (3.0 million metric tons) complete the top 5. Laos (2.4 million metric tons) and Israel (2.0 million metric tons) follow close behind. Jordan (1.8 million metric tons), Chile (600.0 thousand metric tons), and the United States (500.0 thousand metric tons) round out the top ten. The spread across the top ten is substantial: Canada has 30× the figure recorded by the United States (500.0 thousand metric tons). Four of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, the United States saw the largest year-over-year change at +22.0%.
Rank changes
How potash mine production (K2O equivalent) changed between 2020 and 2025
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Historical trends
Key terms
- Proved reserves
- — Quantities of crude oil or natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions.
- Recoverable reserves
- — Coal that can be technically and economically extracted with current mining methods at current prices. Excludes inaccessible deposits.
- Billion barrels (B bbl)
- — Unit for oil reserves. One barrel equals 42 US gallons or about 159 litres.
- Trillion cubic feet (TCF)
- — Unit for natural gas reserves. One TCF is roughly 28.3 billion cubic metres.
- Million short tons (M ST)
- — Unit for coal reserves. One short ton equals 2,000 lb or 907 kg.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest potash mine production?
- Canada has the highest potash mine production among the 12 countries with 2025 data at 15.0 million metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- Which country has the lowest potash mine production?
- Brazil has the lowest potash mine production among the 12 countries with 2025 data at 300.0 thousand metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- What is the total potash mine production worldwide?
- The combined potash mine production across 12 countries totals 48.4 million metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
