Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Egypt

Egypt: Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 1.64 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.64 million t
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
5th
of 98 countries
All-time high
2.49 million t
in 2009
All-time low
101,388 t
in 2002
Years of data
21
2002–2024

Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Egypt, 2002–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2002201320242002: 101.4k t2003: 246.8k t2006: 551.4k t2007: 342.7k t2008: 778.0k t2009: 2.5M t2010: 2.1M t2011: 1.4M t2012: 2.2M t2013: 2.0M t2014: 1.9M t2015: 2.1M t2016: 1.9M t2017: 1.6M t2018: 2.0M t2019: 2.4M t2020: 2.3M t2021: 2.1M t2022: 696.8k t2023: 1.6M t2024: 1.6M t

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 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Jordan 7.07 million t compare
  2. 3 Peru 4.85 million t compare
  3. 4 Algeria 1.82 million t compare
  4. 6 Russian Federation 1.59 million t compare
  5. 7 Togo 1.29 million t compare
  6. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1.03 million t compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

More environment data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

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 98 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Phosphate rock — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
129 places, 2,297 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

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