Year-over-year change: +4.8%, trend up
5-year change: +25.0%, trend up
China
Phosphate rock mine production: 110.0 million metric tons
View MoreWorld Total244.9million metric tons
19942025
2025
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Phosphate rock mine production (2025)
Among the 24 countries with 2025 data, China has the highest phosphate rock mine production at 110.0 million metric tons in 2025, followed by Morocco (36.0 million metric tons) and the United States (20.0 million metric tons). Russia (14.0 million metric tons) and Jordan (12.0 million metric tons) close out the top 5. Next up, Saudi Arabia (10.0 million metric tons) and Egypt (5.5 million metric tons). Brazil (5.0 million metric tons), Peru (4.8 million metric tons), and Tunisia (3.3 million metric tons) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: China has 33× the value of Tunisia (3.3 million metric tons). Three of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Brazil saw the largest year-over-year change at -5.7%.
Rank changes
How phosphate rock mine production changed between 2020 and 2025
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Historical trends
Key terms
- Proved reserves
- — Quantities of crude oil or natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions.
- Recoverable reserves
- — Coal that can be technically and economically extracted with current mining methods at current prices. Excludes inaccessible deposits.
- Billion barrels (B bbl)
- — Unit for oil reserves. One barrel equals 42 US gallons or about 159 litres.
- Trillion cubic feet (TCF)
- — Unit for natural gas reserves. One TCF is roughly 28.3 billion cubic metres.
- Million short tons (M ST)
- — Unit for coal reserves. One short ton equals 2,000 lb or 907 kg.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest phosphate rock mine production?
- China has the highest phosphate rock mine production among the 24 countries with 2025 data at 110.0 million metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- Which country has the lowest phosphate rock mine production?
- Mexico has the lowest phosphate rock mine production among the 24 countries with 2025 data at 450.0 thousand metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- What is the total phosphate rock mine production worldwide?
- The combined phosphate rock mine production across 24 countries totals 244.9 million metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
