Phosphate rock — Production in Egypt
Egypt: Phosphate rock — Production was 5.00 million t in 2016. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Production in Egypt, 2002–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2016, phosphate rock — production in Egypt stood at 5.00 million t.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — production in Egypt peaked at 6.50 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million t, in 2002.
Egypt ranks 2nd of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 million t | 1.50 million t | 5.00 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.46 million t | 3.50 million t | 6.50 million t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 94.91 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 22.58 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 955 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 77.42 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,274 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.25 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — production in Egypt?
- Phosphate rock — production in Egypt was 5.00 million t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — production recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.50 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — production recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million t in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for phosphate rock — production?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2016.
- Is phosphate rock — production rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.3%. 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 — Production. 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