The reserves of potash in Canada, the country with the world's largest potash reserves, were estimated to be approximately 5.6 billion metric tons in 2023. The majority of this amount was comprised of recoverable potash ore at 4.5 billion metric tons, with the remaining 1.1 billion metric tons being K2O equivalent. Belarus had the world's second-largest potash reserves that year.
Reserves of potash worldwide in 2023, by country
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Recoverable ore
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Figures have been rounded.
In addition to the countries shown, Jordan and Israel recover potash from the Dead Sea, which contains approximately two billion metric tons of potassium chloride.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Reserves of potash worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417171/world-reserves-of-potash-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of potash worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417171/world-reserves-of-potash-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Reserves of potash worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417171/world-reserves-of-potash-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of Potash Worldwide in 2023, by Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417171/world-reserves-of-potash-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Reserves of potash worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417171/world-reserves-of-potash-by-country/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Reserves of potash worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417171/world-reserves-of-potash-by-country/