Phosphate rock — Production in Senegal
Senegal: Phosphate rock — Production was 587,216 t in 2019. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Production in Senegal, 2002–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2019, phosphate rock — production in Senegal stood at 587,216 t.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — production in Senegal peaked at 2.20 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 500,126 t, in 2018.
Senegal ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Production in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.50 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.47 million t | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million t | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million t | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 600,000 t | -60.5% |
| 2007 | 600,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 700,000 t | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 650,000 t | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 950,000 t | +46.2% |
| 2011 | 980,000 t | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million t | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 800,000 t | -42.0% |
| 2014 | 900,000 t | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million t | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million t | +77.4% |
| 2017 | 525,000 t | -76.1% |
| 2018 | 500,126 t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 587,216 t | +17.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 587,216 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 316,108 t, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 million t | 600,000 t | 1.60 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million t | 500,126 t | 2.20 million t | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 4 Tunisia 3.66 million t compare
- 5 Algeria 1.27 million t compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 48,174 t compare
- 8 India 45,000 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
- 9 Portugal 0 t
- 9 Romania 0 t
- 9 Slovenia 0 t
- 9 Ukraine 0 t
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — production in Senegal?
- Phosphate rock — production in Senegal was 587,216 t in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — production recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,126 t in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for phosphate rock — production?
- Senegal ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is phosphate rock — production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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