Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 3.26 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, phosphate rock — export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) stood at 3.26 million t. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 3.26 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 690,670 t, in 2010.
That places Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 million t | 991,458 t | 1.93 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.98 million t | 690,670 t | 2.77 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 million t | 2.70 million t | 3.26 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- 5 Egypt 1.64 million t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 1.59 million t compare
- 7 Togo 1.29 million t compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1.03 million t compare
- 9 Senegal 717,942 t compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 696,417 t compare
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 417,690 t compare
More environment data for Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.04 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 361,194 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 128.85 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.58 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 434,229 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 39,628 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 81,221 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 398,062 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 45.01 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 3.26 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 690,670 t in 2010.
- How does Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — export quantity rising or falling in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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