Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Morocco
Morocco: Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 7.57 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Morocco, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for phosphate rock — export quantity in Morocco is 7.57 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — export quantity in Morocco peaked at 13.92 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.57 million t, in 2023.
That places Morocco 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Morocco, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.14 million t | — |
| 2003 | 11.01 million t | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.83 million t | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 13.39 million t | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 13.40 million t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.92 million t | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.64 million t | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 5.72 million t | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 10.25 million t | +79.1% |
| 2011 | 9.36 million t | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 9.20 million t | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.61 million t | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 8.74 million t | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.53 million t | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.90 million t | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 11.06 million t | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 11.25 million t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.50 million t | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 10.34 million t | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 9.87 million t | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.32 million t | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 4.57 million t | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 7.57 million t | +65.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 7.57 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,842 t, 1563.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 7.57 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 137,077 t, 55.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +79.1% | 5.72 million t | 10.25 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.51 million t | 5.72 million t | 13.92 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.44 million t | 7.90 million t | 11.25 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.53 million t | 4.57 million t | 10.34 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — export quantity in Morocco?
- Phosphate rock — export quantity in Morocco was 7.57 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 million t in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Morocco ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — export quantity rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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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About this data
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