Morocco
Phosphate rock reserves: 50.0 billion metric tons
View MoreWorld Total72.1billion metric tons
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Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Phosphate rock reserves (2025)
Among the 24 countries with 2025 data, Morocco has the highest phosphate rock reserves at 50.0 billion metric tons in 2025, followed by China (3.4 billion metric tons) and Egypt (2.8 billion metric tons). Tunisia (2.5 billion metric tons) and Russia (2.4 billion metric tons) close out the top 5. Next up, Algeria (2.2 billion metric tons) and Brazil (1.6 billion metric tons). South Africa (1.5 billion metric tons), Finland (1.0 billion metric tons), and Saudi Arabia (1.0 billion metric tons) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: Morocco has 50× the value of Saudi Arabia (1.0 billion metric tons). Five of the top ten are in Africa, with four from Northern Africa.
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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 reserves?
- Morocco has the highest phosphate rock reserves among the 24 countries with 2025 data at 50.0 billion metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- Which country has the lowest phosphate rock reserves?
- Vietnam has the lowest phosphate rock reserves among the 24 countries with 2025 data at 30.0 million metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- What is the total phosphate rock reserves worldwide?
- The combined phosphate rock reserves across 24 countries total 72.1 billion metric tons as of 2025, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
