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 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
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
More environment data for Senegal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 120.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 418 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 58.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,830 1000 ha (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 32 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