Overview

China provides a donation of 530,000 tons of fertilizer to North Korea in 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$117,784,797

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 1, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of North Korea

Loan description

China provides a donation of 530,000 tons of fertilizer to North Korea in 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2020, the Chinese Government donated approximately 530,000 tons of fertilizer to the Government of North Korea, despite ongoing international sanctions, according to the Asahi Shimbun. The estimated monetary value of this donation is $114,162,000. The fertilizer was sent as part of China's food assistance response to multiple crises in North Korea; the Covid-19 pandemic, summer flooding, and spring drought. The Asahi article lists unnamed South Korean government officials as its source.

Staff comments

1. To estimate the monetary value of this donation ($114,162,000), AidData takes the international price of a ton of urea fertilizer in January 2020 ($215.40) and multiplies it by 530,000 tons.