Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 10.30 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), 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 Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) is 10.30 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.0% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 10.30 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.53 million t, in 2009.
That places Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.19 million t | 4.53 million t | 8.48 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.61 million t | 6.43 million t | 9.63 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 million t | 7.10 million t | 10.30 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 784,511 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 302,507 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 827,169 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.60 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 10.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 503,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 3.70 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 3.41 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 98,436 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 94,170 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 10.30 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 Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.30 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 million t in 2009.
- How does Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — export quantity rising or falling in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia (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