Phosphate rock — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Phosphate rock — Production is currently reported for 11 countries. The highest value is 5.85 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Philippines.
The median across all reporting countries is 587,216 t, and the mean is 1.95 million t.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 100.0%).
Phosphate rock — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5.85 million t | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 1 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 31,112 t | 2015 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 5.00 million t | 2016 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 5.00 million t | 2017 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3.66 million t | 2016 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 5 | Algeria | 1.27 million t | 2016 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 6 | Senegal | 587,216 t | 2019 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 48,174 t | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | India | 45,000 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 0 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 19.09 million t
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