World and regional potential nitrogen supply and demand balances

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
	(thousand tonnes N)
World total
NH3 capacity (as N)	150 067	155 781	160 910	168 107	172 818
Potential N supply	134 399	139 477	144 580	151 132	156 234
N fertilizer consumption	103 608	106 630	109 322	112 006	114 605
Non-fertilizer demand & others	28 485	29 227	30 142	30 978	31 834
Potential balance	2 306	3 620	5 116	8 148	9 795
Africa
NH3 capacity (as N)	5 354	5 993	6 132	7 353	8 881
NH3 supply	4 777	5 386	5 532	6 414	7 856
N fertilizer consumption	3 031	3 171	3 305	3 446	3 610
Non-fertilizer demand & others	578	592	605	619	633
Potential balance	1 168	1 623	1 622	2 349	3 613
America
NH3 capacity (as N)	22 114	22 171	22 673	22 879	22 879
NH3 supply	19 610	19 659	20 110	20 326	20 347
N fertilizer consumption	20 942	21 329	21 583	21 852	22 069
Non-fertilizer demand & others	6 026	6 158	6 289	6 419	6 553
Potential balance	-7 358	-7 828	-7 762	-7 945	-8 275
North America
NH3 capacity (as N)	13 421	13 478	13 478	13 478	13 478
NH3 supply	11 590	11 639	11 639	11 639	11 639
N fertilizer consumption	13 984	14 138	14 249	14 314	14 379
Non-fertilizer demand & others	4 755	4 855	4 952	5 050	5 146
Potential balance	-7 149	-7 354	-7 562	-7 725	-7 886
Latin America
NH3 capacity (as N)	8 693	8 693	9 195	9 401	9 401
NH3 supply	8 020	8 020	8 471	8 687	8 708
N fertilizer consumption	6 958	7 191	7 334	7 538	7 690
Non-fertilizer demand & others	1 271	1 303	1 337	1 369	1 407
Potential balance	-209	-474	-200	-220	-389
Asia
NH3 capacity (as N)	83 451	88 343	92 466	97 741	99 620
NH3 supply	74 802	79 091	83 265	88 271	90 799
N fertilizer consumption	63 961	66 234	68 292	70 292	72 189
Non-fertilizer demand & others	13 283	13 751	14 389	14 918	15 478
Potential balance	-2 442	-894	584	3 061	3 132
West Asia
NH3 capacity (as N)	10 882	11 866	12 052	14 754	14 754
NH3 supply	9 781	10 760	11 094	13 538	13 812
N fertilizer consumption	3 160	3 308	3 460	3 614	3 775
Non-fertilizer demand & others	492	500	564	574	581
Potential balance	6 129	6 952	7 070	9 350	9 456
South Asia
NH3 capacity (as N)	15 481	16 361	17 264	17 569	17 569
NH3 supply	14 177	14 925	15 826	16 238	16 335
N fertilizer consumption	19 090	19 760	20 430	21 100	21 760
Non-fertilizer demand & others	909	934	965	996	1 031
Potential balance	-5 822	-5 769	-5 569	-5 858	-6 456
East Asia
NH3 capacity (as N)	57 088	60 116	63 150	65 418	67 297
NH3 supply	50 844	53 406	56 345	58 495	60 652
N fertilizer consumption	41 711	43 166	44 402	45 578	46 654
Non-fertilizer demand & others	11 882	12 317	12 860	13 348	13 866
Potential balance	-2 749	-2 077	-917	-431	132
Europe
NH3 capacity (as N)	37 492	37 618	37 983	38 478	39 782
NH3 supply	33 563	33 690	34 022	34 470	35 581
N fertilizer consumption	14 379	14 571	14 787	15 036	15 336
Non-fertilizer demand & others	7 712	7 839	7 971	8 134	8 281
Potential balance	11 472	11 281	11 264	11 300	11 964
Central Europe
NH3 capacity (as N)	6 195	6 195	6 375	6 459	6 459
NH3 supply	4 846	4 846	4 992	5 078	5 093
N fertilizer consumption	2 660	2 725	2 798	2 875	2 950
Non-fertilizer demand & others	648	655	663	671	680
Potential balance	1 538	1 466	1 531	1 533	1 464
West Europe
NH3 capacity (as N)	10 291	10 196	10 196	10 196	10 196
NH3 supply	9 710	9 620	9 620	9 620	9 620
N fertilizer consumption	8 574	8 537	8 501	8 464	8 459
Non-fertilizer demand & others	5 206	5 299	5 397	5 499	5 608
Potential balance	-4 070	-4 216	-4 278	-4 343	-4 447
East Europe and Central Asia
NH3 capacity (as N)	21 006	21 227	21 412	21 823	23 127
NH3 supply	19 007	19 224	19 410	19 772	20 868
N fertilizer consumption	3 145	3 308	3 488	3 697	3 927
Non-fertilizer demand & others	1 858	1 885	1 911	1 964	1 993
Potential balance	14 004	14 031	14 011	14 111	14 948
Oceania
NH3 capacity (as N)	1 656	1 656	1 656	1 656	1 656
NH3 supply	1 647	1 651	1 651	1 651	1 651
N fertilizer consumption	1 295	1 326	1 355	1 381	1 401
Non-fertilizer demand & others	886	887	888	888	889
Potential balance	-534	-562	-592	-618	-639