Fertilizer offtake increases 23% YoY in December
Fertilizer consumption in Pakistan witnessed strong performance in December 2025, as overall nutrient offtake increased by 23% year-on-year to 770,000 tonnes, according to the latest Monthly Fertilizer Review released by the National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC).
In December, urea offtake was at 1,356,000 tonnes, registering an increase of 36.8% compared to the same month last year. On the other hand, DAP consumption decreased by 44.6%, to 80,000 tonnes.
Nutrient-wise, nitrogen offtake increased by 34%, potash by 29.8% but phosphate fell by 41.5%.
Table 1: Fertilizer Offtake – December 2025 vs December 2024
| Product/Nutrient | December 2024 (‘000 tonnes) | December 2025 (‘000 tonnes) | % Change |
| Urea | 991 | 1,356 | +36.8% |
| DAP | 144 | 80 | -44.6% |
| Nitrogen | 532 | 714 | +34% |
| Phosphate | 90 | 53 | -41.5% |
| Potash | 2.8 | 3.6 | +29.8% |
| Total Nutrients | 625 | 770 | +23.2% |
Cumulative nutrient offtake during Rabi 2025-26 (Oct-Dec) was 1,758,000 tonnes, which increased by 11.1% over Rabi 2024-25. Nitrogen and potash offtake increased by 21.1 and 33.1%, respectively while phosphate offtake decreased by 19.2%.
Table 2: Cumulative Offtake – Rabi 2025 vs Rabi 2024
| Product/Nutrient | Rabi 2024 (‘000 tonnes) | Rabi 2025 (‘000 tonnes) | % Change |
| Urea | 2,003 | 2,526 | +26.1% |
| DAP | 697 | 543 | -22% |
| Nitrogen | 1,174 | 1422 | +21.1% |
| Phosphate | 398 | 322 | -19.2% |
| Potash | 10.9 | 14.5 | +33.1% |
| Total Nutrients | 1,583 | 1,758 | +11.1% |
Total domestic fertilizer production during December 2025 was 754,000 tonnes. Urea and DAP production was 502,000 and 76,000 tonnes, respectively. Production of other products i.e. NP, CAN, SSP, SOP and NPKs was 85, 76, 7.9, 6.2 and 1.1 thousand tonnes, respectively.
Table 3: Domestic Production – December 2025
| Product | Production (‘000 tonnes) | % Share |
| Urea | 502 | 66.6% |
| DAP | 76 | 10.1% |
| NP | 85 | 11.3% |
| CAN | 76 | 10% |
| SSP | 7.9 | 1% |
| NPKs | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| SOP | 6.2 | 0.8% |
Regionally, urea offtake during December 2025 increased by 42.9% and 36.1%in Punjab and Sindh, respectively while its offtake decreased by 18.9%, 7.2% and 12% in KP, Balochistan and AJK/GB over December last year.
During December 2025, DAP offtake decreased by 45%, 47% and 71% in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan, respectively while its offtake increased by 6.1% in KP over December previous year.
Table 4: Province-wise Offtake – December 2025
| Province | Urea (‘000 tonnes) | % Change | DAP (‘000 tonnes) | % Change |
| Punjab | 917 | +42.9% | 56 | -45% |
| Sindh | 374 | +36.1% | 18 | -47% |
| KP | 27.6 | -18.9% | 4.6 | +6.1% |
| Balochistan | 31 | -7.2% | 1.2 | -71% |
On the pricing front, domestic fertilizer prices showed mixed trends. Urea (Sona) declined slightly by 1.3% to Rs. 4,302 per 50 kg bag, while other urea brands dropped by 0.6% and prices of DAP, NP, CAN and SOP decreased by 0.1, 1.1, 0.2 and 1.7%, respectively
Internationally, urea and DAP prices remained stable in key markets such as China and Middle East.
Table 5: Domestic Fertilizer Prices – December 2025
| Product | Price (Rs./50kg) | % Change (MOM) |
| Urea (Sona) | 4,302 | -1.3% |
| Urea (Other) | 4,222 | -0.6% |
| DAP | 14,591 | -0.1% |
| NP | 9,171 | -1.1% |
| SSP (Granular) | 3,359 | +0.1% |
| CAN | 3.986 | -0.2% |
| SOP | 12,084 | -1.7% |
| NPK | 9,520 | +0.0% |
