Chapter 4 The fertilizer sector 23

TABLE 11
Forecast fertilizer use in 2004/05
Type (000 tonnes) Type (000 tonnes)
Urea 1500 Compound (fertigation) 25
AN 150 S coated urea (SCU) + 1 % Zn 50
AS 150 SOP 200
DAP 350 MOP 250
TSP 300 Bio-organic sulphur 150
SSP 100 Zinc sulphate (granular) 30
Golden biophosphate 25 Zinc sulphate (powder) 20
P-solubilizer phosphate 50 Potassium magnesium sulphate 20
15-10-15 + 1 percent Zn1 600 PGPR & other biofertilizers 20
15-10-15 + 1 percent Zn2 125 Other micronutrients 85
Total 42003
1
On MOP basis
2
On SOP basis
3
Plus 500 000 tonnes of organic fertilizers

TABLE 12
Projected demand and supply of fertilizers in 2004/05, (000 tonnes)
Fertilizer Demand Domestic Public Total
production imports
Urea 1 888 1 430 211 1 641
AN 215 180 - 150
AS 148 20 56 76
DAP 413 280 - 280
TSP 423 5 238 243
SSP 80 40 - 40
Potassium sulphate 200 - 53 53
MOP 195 - 63 63
Potassium nitrate 5 3 - 3
Compounds (crops) 450 5 - 5
Compounds (orchards) 45 1 - 1
Compounds (irrigation) 5 10 - 10
Zinc sulphate powdered 50 4 - 4
Zinc sulphate granulated 20 5 - 5
Sulphur coated urea 20 1 - 1
Magnesium potassium sulphate 5 15 - 15
Granular organic sulphur 53 2 - 2
Microbial phosphate 5 - - -
Azotobacter inoculant 2.5 1 - 1
Chickpea Rhizobium inoculant 0.02 0.02 - 0.02
Bean Rhizobium inoculant 0.02 0.02 - 0.02
Total 4 220 2 222 621 2 843
Source: Ministry of Commerce, 2004.
24 Fertilizer use by crop in the Islamic Republic of Iran

TABLE 13
Fertilizer demand and forecasted requirements up to 2017/18, (000 tonnes)
Fertilizer Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Sulphur Micro-nutrient Total1
Yearly increase (%) 4% 3% 4% 10-25 % 5-20 %
2003/04 2 400 840 470 50 100 3 860
2004/05 2 600 900 500 100 100 4 200
2005/06 2 600 900 500 125 125 4 200
2006/07 2 700 950 550 125 125 4 400
2007/08 2 800 950 550 150 150 4 600
2008/09 2 800 950 550 150 150 4 600
2009/10 2 900 1 000 600 200 150 4 850
2010/11 2 900 1 000 600 200 150 4 850
2011/12 3 000 1 000 600 250 150 5 000
2012/13 3 000 1 000 600 250 150 5 000
2013/14 3 100 1 000 600 300 200 5 200
2014/15 3 200 1 000 600 300 200 5 300
2015/16 3 300 1 000 600 300 200 5 400
2016/17 3 500 1 100 700 400 200 5 900
2017/18 3 600 1 100 750 500 250 6 200
1
Excluding organic and biological fertilizers, estimated annual use about 500 000 tonnes.

FERTILIZER USE BY CROP

In Iran there are no reliable records of the amount of fertilizer used by
each individual crop, apart from wheat. The total amount of fertilizer
used by province is known. Also the amount of fertilizer used on wheat
is known. Based on this information, estimates of fertilizer use in 2001/02
on wheat, orchards and other crops are given in Table 14.

TABLE 14
Annual fertilizer use on different crops in 2001/02 (%)
Fertilizer Wheat Other crops Orchards Others
Nitrogen 43 40 15 2
Phosphate 42 41 15 2
Potash 24 59 15 2
Macronutrient 40 45 17 2
Micronutrient 47 47 13 2
Total 41 42 15 2
Source: ASSC, 2004; Agronomy Department, 2004.