Phosphate rock — Production in India
India: Phosphate rock — Production was 45,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Phosphate rock — Production in India, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for phosphate rock — production in India is 45,000 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.7% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — production in India peaked at 1.50 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,000 t, in 2003.
That places India 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Phosphate rock — Production in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 60,100 t | — |
| 2003 | 26,000 t | -56.7% |
| 2004 | 37,600 t | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 59,000 t | +56.9% |
| 2006 | 45,000 t | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 83,000 t | +84.4% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million t | +1362.0% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million t | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million t | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 860,300 t | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 40,000 t | -95.4% |
| 2018 | 46,000 t | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 26,000 t | -43.5% |
| 2020 | 43,000 t | +65.4% |
| 2021 | 114,000 t | +165.1% |
| 2022 | 55,000 t | -51.8% |
| 2023 | 64,000 t | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 45,000 t | -29.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 45,000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 316,108 t, 14% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Production in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1362.0% | 83,000 t | 1.21 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,783 t | 26,000 t | 83,000 t | 6 |
| 2010s | 719,757 t | 26,000 t | 1.50 million t | 7 |
| 2020s | 64,200 t | 43,000 t | 114,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 5 Algeria 1.27 million t compare
- 6 Senegal 587,216 t compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 48,174 t compare
- 9 Albania 0 t
- 9 Bermuda 0 t
- 9 Bulgaria 0 t
- 9 Cyprus 0 t
- 9 Czechia 0 t
- 9 Denmark 0 t
- 9 El Salvador 0 t
- 9 French Polynesia 0 t
- 9 Ghana 0 t
- 9 Greece 0 t
- 9 Iceland 0 t
- 9 Luxembourg 0 t
- 9 Malawi 0 t
- 9 Malaysia 0 t
- 9 Malta 0 t
- 9 Mauritius 0 t
- 9 Pakistan 0 t
- 9 Peru 0 t compare
- 9 Philippines 0 t compare
- 9 Portugal 0 t
- 9 Romania 0 t
- 9 Slovenia 0 t
- 9 Ukraine 0 t
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — production in India?
- Phosphate rock — production in India was 45,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,000 t in 2003.
- How does India rank for phosphate rock — production?
- India ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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