Two thirds of imported fertilizer in Europe are nitrogen fertilizers.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify a time period; the most recent available data from before the session date (2026-04-29) should be used.
• The sources found discuss import dependence (share of consumption that is imported) rather than the composition of imports (share of imports by fertilizer type).
• Two independent sources or one primary source confirming the specific two-thirds figure for nitrogen fertilizer's share of total fertilizer imports could not be found.

Sources

• PrimaryFertilizers Europe - Industry Facts & Figures 2023EU has 8% share of global nitrogen fertilizer production, 3% of phosphate, and 6% of potash. Does not contain specific data on nitrogen fertilizers constituting two-thirds of EU fertilizer imports.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - EU Fertiliser Market analysis presentationContains data on EU imports of potash and potassic fertilizers, including import share increases from Israel. Does not confirm the two-thirds nitrogen fertilizer import composition claim.
• SecondaryIRIS France - Geopolitics of Fertilisers: The Dependence of European AgricultureMore than 60% of fertilisers consumed in the EU are imported; the import share for nitrogen supply was 28% in 2019, 30% in 2020, 32% in 2021, and jumped to 45% in 2022.