World and regional potential potash supply and demand balances

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
	(thousand tonnes K2O)
World
Potash capacity	41 375	42 820	43 930	45 100	50 250
Potash supply	35 190	36 793	38 269	39 239	43 292
Potash fertilizer consumption	30 458	31 400	32 218	33 048	33 928
Non-fertilizer demand & others	3 843	3 918	4 005	4 082	4 145
Potential balance	889	1 476	2 046	2 108	5 219
Africa
Potash capacity	0	0	0	0	0
Potash supply	0	0	0	0	0
Potash fertilizer consumption	473	482	491	501	512
Non-fertilizer demand & others	75	75	81	81	86
Potential balance	-547	-557	-572	-582	-598
America
Potash capacity	17 270	17 565	18 015	18 795	22 625
Potash supply	13 918	14 864	15 645	16 344	19 025
Potash fertilizer consumption	10 651	10 899	11 151	11 404	11 671
Non-fertilizer demand & others	1 232	1 241	1 251	1 261	1 271
Potential balance	2 035	2 724	3 243	3 679	6 084
North America
Potash capacity	16 195	16 490	16 940	17 720	19 800
Potash supply	12 935	13 881	14 662	15 361	16 742
Potash fertilizer consumption	5 129	5 180	5 231	5 286	5 343
Non-fertilizer demand & others	1 071	1 078	1 083	1 090	1 095
Potential balance	6 735	7 623	8 348	8 985	10 304
Latin America
Potash capacity	1 075	1 075	1 075	1 075	2 825
Potash supply	983	983	983	983	2 283
Potash fertilizer consumption	5 523	5 719	5 921	6 118	6 328
Non-fertilizer demand & others	160	163	167	171	175
Potential balance	-4 700	-4 899	-5 105	-5 306	-4 220
Asia
Potash capacity	6 070	7 050	7 230	7 340	7 920
Potash supply	5 442	6 072	6 302	6 422	6 921
Potash fertilizer consumption	14 305	14 961	15 489	16 031	16 584
Non-fertilizer demand & others	1 859	1 909	1 964	2 014	2 044
Potential balance	-10 722	-10 798	-11 151	-11 623	-11 707
West Asia
Potash capacity	3 420	3 820	3 940	4 020	4 270
Potash supply	3 291	3 449	3 631	3 736	3 968
Potash fertilizer consumption	357	365	374	382	391
Non-fertilizer demand & others	88	93	99	104	114
Potential balance	2 847	2 992	3 159	3 251	3 463
South Asia
Potash capacity	0	0	0	0	0
Potash supply	0	0	0	0	0
Potash fertilizer consumption	3 199	3 442	3 602	3 811	4 021
Non-fertilizer demand & others	136	143	154	161	168
Potential balance	-3 335	-3 586	-3 756	-3 972	-4 189
East Asia
Potash capacity	2 650	3 230	3 290	3 320	3 650
Potash supply	2 151	2 623	2 671	2 686	2 953
Potash fertilizer consumption	10 749	11 154	11 514	11 838	12 173
Non-fertilizer demand & others	1 635	1 673	1 711	1 749	1 762
Potential balance	-10 234	-10 204	-10 554	-10 902	-10 981
Europe
Potash capacity	18 035	18 205	18 685	18 965	19 705
Potash supply	15 829	15 858	16 322	16 473	17 346
Potash fertilizer consumption	4 650	4 675	4 702	4 726	4 772
Non-fertilizer demand & others	670	686	702	718	737
Potential balance	10 510	10 497	10 919	11 029	11 837
Central Europe
Potash capacity	0	0	0	0	0
Potash supply	0	0	0	0	0
Potash fertilizer consumption	824	840	855	869	884
Non-fertilizer demand & others	58	58	59	59	61
Potential balance	-882	-899	-914	-927	-945
West Europe
Potash capacity	5 590	5 590	5 590	5 590	5 590
Potash supply	4 560	4 560	4 560	4 560	4 560
Potash fertilizer consumption	2 894	2 869	2 846	2 822	2 817
Non-fertilizer demand & others	538	548	557	567	577
Potential balance	1 128	1 143	1 156	1 171	1 166
East Europe and Central Asia
Potash capacity	12 445	12 615	13 095	13 375	14 115
Potash supply	11 269	11 298	11 762	11 913	12 786
Potash fertilizer consumption	932	966	1 000	1 035	1 072
Non-fertilizer demand & others	73	80	86	92	99
Potential balance	10 264	10 253	10 676	10 785	11 616
Oceania
Potash capacity	0	0	0	0	0
Potash supply	0	0	0	0	0
Potash fertilizer consumption	379	383	385	387	389
Non-fertilizer demand & others	8	8	8	8	8
Potential balance	-387	-390	-393	-395	-397