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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PHOSPHATE ROCK:- WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Gross weight- | P2O5 content | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commodity and country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | 2014e | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | 2014e | |||||||||||
| Algeria | 1,525 | 1,287 | 1,250 | r | 1,151 | 4 | 1,500 | 458 | e | 386 | e | 375 | e | 345 | 444 | ||||||
| Australiae | 2,600 | 3,169 | r, 4 | 2,850 | r, 4 | 2,500 | r | 2,600 | 600 | 800 | r, 4 | 730 | r, 4 | 632 | r | 640 | |||||
| Brazil, concentrate | 6,192 | 6,738 | 6,740 | 6,136 | r, 4 | 6,040 | 4 | 2,179 | 2,374 | 2,388 | 2,148 | r, 4 | 2,175 | 4 | |||||||
| Canadae | 900 | r | 900 | r | 650 | r | 300 | r | -- | 325 | r | 325 | r | 230 | r | 111 | r | -- | |||
| Chile: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Apatite | 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Guano | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||||||
| Phosphorite | 41 | -- | 6 | -- | -- | NA | -- | NA | -- | -- | |||||||||||
| China | 68,000 | 81,000 | 95,300 | 108,000 | 100,000 | 20,400 | 24,000 | 28,500 | 32,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||||
| Colombia | 45 | 30 | 30 | 25 | r | 25 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Egypt, beneficiated | 3,435 | 4,746 | 6,236 | 5,922 | 4 | 5,500 | 1,030 | 1,400 | 1,835 | 1,777 | 4 | 1,650 | |||||||||
| Finland | 817 | 870 | 858 | 877 | 4 | 900 | 289 | e | 307 | e | 302 | e | 309 | 329 | |||||||
| Indiae | 1,900 | r | 1,900 | r | 1,150 | 1,200 | 1,100 | 500 | r | 500 | r | 330 | r | 300 | 300 | ||||||
| Indonesiae | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | |||||||||||
| Irane | 210 | 98 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | r | 37 | r | 33 | r | 38 | r | 38 | ||||||
| Iraq, beneficiated | 139 | 122 | 250 | 350 | r | 200 | 42 | 37 | 75 | 105 | r | 67 | |||||||||
| Israel | 3,135 | 3,105 | 3,514 | 3,578 | 4 | 3,357 | 4 | 860 | e | 850 | e | 942 | r, e | 960 | 900 | ||||||
| Jordan | 6,529 | 7,594 | 6,383 | 5,399 | 4 | 7,144 | 4 | 2,090 | 2,430 | 2,043 | 1,728 | 4 | 2,286 | 4 | |||||||
| Kazakhstane | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |||||||||||
| Korea, Northe | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | |||||||||||
| Mexico | 1,507 | 1,691 | 1,700 | 1,757 | 4 | 1,700 | 452 | 507 | 517 | 473 | 4 | 473 | |||||||||
| Morocco6 | 26,603 | 28,052 | 27,060 | 26,400 | 4 | 30,000 | 8,500 | 8,977 | 8,659 | 8,448 | 4 | 9,000 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 88 | 31 | 69 | 58 | 4 | 60 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||
| Peru7 | 791 | r | 2,544 | r | 3,209 | r | 3,546 | r, 4 | 3,801 | 4 | 245 | r | 774 | r | 975 | r | 1,075 | r, 4 | 1,155 | 4 | |
| Philippines | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| Russiae, 8 | 10,600 | r | 10,300 | r | 10,300 | r | 11,000 | r | 11,000 | 4,000 | 3,900 | r | 3,900 | r | 4,160 | r | 4,160 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 2,810 | r, 4 | 3,000 | 330 | 330 | 975 | r | 915 | r | 975 | ||||||||
| Senegal | 1,079 | 1,411 | 1,416 | r | 900 | r | 900 | 312 | 362 | 363 | 260 | r | 297 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 2,494 | 2,565 | 2,243 | r | 2,132 | 4 | 2,164 | 4 | 935 | 962 | 829 | r | 780 | r, 4 | 800 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Syria | 3,167 | 3,541 | 1,534 | 1,000 | 4 | 1,234 | 950 | 1,062 | 460 | 300 | 4 | 370 | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 17 | 18 | e | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | e | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Togo | 695 | 866 | 1,159 | r, 9 | 1,214 | r, 4, | 1,200 | 250 | 310 | e | 420 | r, e | 440 | r | 435 | ||||||
| Tunisia, washed | 8,149 | 2,479 | 2,762 | 3,283 | 4 | 3,784 | 4 | 2,110 | e | 719 | e | 750 | e | 1,050 | 1,210 | ||||||
| United States | 25,800 | 28,100 | 30,100 | 31,200 | 4 | 25,300 | 4 | 7,400 | 8,160 | 8,590 | 8,930 | 4 | 7,110 | 4 | |||||||
| Uzbekistane | 800 | 800 | 800 | 850 | 800 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 198 | 187 | |||||||||||
| Venezuela | 85 | 168 | 162 | 98 | 4 | 100 | 23 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 2,325 | 2,395 | 2,365 | 2,400 | 2,700 | 680 | 720 | 710 | 720 | 800 | |||||||||||
| Zimbabwe, concentratee | 63 | 60 | 24 | 20 | r | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 7 | r | 7 | |||||||||
| World total | 183,000 | r | 200,000 | r | 215,000 | r | 226,000 | r | 218,000 | 55,800 | r | 61,000 | r | 65,700 | r | 68,700 | r | 66,300 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through June 24, 2016. Figures are from official country sources where available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3In addition to the commodities listed, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nauru, Nigeria, and Venezuela produced phosphate rock, and France and Luxembourg made basic- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas converter slag, but information is inadequate to estimate output. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Less than - unit. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Includes production from Western Sahara. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Source: Vale S.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8Estimated based on reported production in company reports. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9Reported by the Direction G-n-rale de la Statistique et de la Comptabilit- Nationale. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
