Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Africa (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 18.60 million t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 18.60 million t for phosphate rock — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 24.71 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.56 million t, in 2009.
That places Africa (excluding intra-trade) 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.50 million t | 12.56 million t | 24.71 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.67 million t | 17.32 million t | 22.70 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.98 million t | 15.51 million t | 23.05 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.40 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 75,981 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 7.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 737,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 10.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 250,521 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 884,359 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 9,495 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 18.60 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.71 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.56 million t in 2009.
- How does Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — export quantity rising or falling in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Phosphate rock — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf