Potash reserves (K2O equivalent) (2025)

With 2,000,000 thousand metric tons in 2025, Russian Federation leads the world in potash reserves (k2o equivalent), followed by Canada (1,100,000 thousand metric tons) and Laos (1,000,000 thousand metric tons). The top 5 is rounded off by Belarus (750,000 thousand metric tons) and United States of America (220,000 thousand metric tons). Further down, China (200,000 thousand metric tons) and Germany (150,000 thousand metric tons) hold the next two spots. Chile (100,000 thousand metric tons), Spain (100,000 thousand metric tons), and Brazil (2,300 thousand metric tons) round out the top ten. At the extremes, Russian Federation is 870× as high as Brazil (2,300 thousand metric tons). Four of the top ten are in Europe.