Phosphate rock — Production in Tunisia
Tunisia: Phosphate rock — Production was 3.66 million t in 2016. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Production in Tunisia, 2002–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for phosphate rock — production in Tunisia is 3.66 million t, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — production in Tunisia peaked at 8.05 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million t, in 2012.
Tunisia ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Production in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.75 million t | — |
| 2003 | 7.89 million t | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.05 million t | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.00 million t | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.00 million t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.80 million t | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.00 million t | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.40 million t | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.60 million t | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.00 million t | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 2.60 million t | -48.0% |
| 2013 | 3.50 million t | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 3.78 million t | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.80 million t | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 3.66 million t | +30.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3.66 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 316,108 t, 11.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3.66 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.46 million t, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Production in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -48.0% | 5.00 million t | 2.60 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.86 million t | 7.40 million t | 8.05 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.13 million t | 2.60 million t | 7.60 million t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — production in Tunisia?
- Phosphate rock — production in Tunisia was 3.66 million t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — production recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.05 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — production recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million t in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for phosphate rock — production?
- Tunisia ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2016.
- Is phosphate rock — production rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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