Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Egypt
Egypt: Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 1.64 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Egypt, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, phosphate rock — export quantity in Egypt stood at 1.64 million t.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — export quantity in Egypt peaked at 2.49 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 101,388 t, in 2002.
Egypt ranks 5th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 101,388 t | — |
| 2003 | 246,822 t | +143.4% |
| 2006 | 551,357 t | +123.4% |
| 2007 | 342,700 t | -37.8% |
| 2008 | 778,023 t | +127.0% |
| 2009 | 2.49 million t | +219.9% |
| 2010 | 2.05 million t | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million t | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million t | +54.6% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million t | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million t | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.12 million t | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million t | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.59 million t | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 2.03 million t | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 2.44 million t | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 2.27 million t | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.08 million t | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 696,818 t | -66.4% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million t | +130.8% |
| 2024 | 1.64 million t | +1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.64 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,842 t, 337.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.64 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 137,077 t, 11.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +219.9% | 778,023 t | 2.49 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 751,495 t | 101,388 t | 2.49 million t | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million t | 1.40 million t | 2.44 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 million t | 696,818 t | 2.27 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 2 Jordan 7.07 million t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 72,113 t compare
- 3 Peru 4.85 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 15,303 t compare
- 4 Algeria 1.82 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 980 t compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 72.45 t compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 46.57 t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 1.59 million t compare
- 7 Togo 1.29 million t compare
- 8 South Africa 1.07 million t compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — export quantity in Egypt?
- Phosphate rock — export quantity in Egypt was 1.64 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,388 t in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Egypt ranks 5th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — export quantity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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