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Which Country Produces the Most Phosphate Rock?

Phosphate Rock Production (kt), 2015 or latest

Metals & Mining | February 22, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 41 countries in 2015, China ranked the highest in phosphate rock production with 142,039 kt followed by USA and Morocco. On the other end of the scale was Thailand with 0.500 kt, Cuba with 1.30 kt and Burkina Faso with 2.00 kt.

Data for more countries are available at Phosphate Rock Production indicator page.

Phosphate Rock Production	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Brazil	kt															6,084	6,192	6,738	6,740	6,715
China	kt															60,209	68,070	81,223	95,296	108,510
Egypt	kt	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...							6,227	3,021	4,746	6,236	5,922
Israel	kt															2,697	2,777	3,022	2,488	2,539
Jordan	kt															5,281	6,529	7,594	6,383	5,399
Kazakhstan	kt															1,205	1,755	1,716	1,868	1,832
Mexico	kt															1,422	1,507	1,691	1,725	2,217
Morocco	kt															18,307	26,603	28,052	27,060	26,400
Peru	kt											...	...	...	...	...	1,134	8,889	10,346	14,842
Russia	kt															9,538	10,300	9,800	10,017	10,500
Saudi Arabia	kt	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,534	1,820
South Africa	kt															2,237	2,494	2,565	2,242	2,132
Tunisia	kt															7,409	8,149	2,479	2,762	3,284
USA	kt															26,400	25,800	28,100	30,100	31,200
Vietnam	kt															2,047	2,325	2,395	2,364	2,656