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 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Production in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.50 million t | — |
| 2003 | 2.14 million t | +42.7% |
| 2004 | 2.22 million t | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.73 million t | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million t | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.00 million t | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 5.00 million t | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 6.00 million t | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 3.50 million t | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 6.24 million t | +78.3% |
| 2013 | 6.50 million t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.50 million t | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 5.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.00 million t | -9.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.00 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 316,108 t, 15.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.00 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.46 million t, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 1 Brazil 5.85 million t compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31,112 t compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 5.00 million t compare
- 4 Tunisia 3.66 million t compare
- 5 Algeria 1.27 million t compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (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 31 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