# Phosphate rock by nation — world ranking

Phosphate rock ranked across 23 producing nations, highest to lowest. China highest at 110 Mt (2025). Each figure carries its publisher and observation…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/phosphate-production
Updated: 2026-08-10 (the resources domain's last refresh)

Definition: Phosphate rock mined, the raw material of most fertiliser. The latest year is a USGS estimate.
Unit: tonnes. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: the USGS names only the producers it lists; a nation absent here is not recorded as producing none — any output elsewhere sits inside the published world total. Shares of world production, with the "Rest of world" remainder: https://terralore.co/commodities/phosphate.md

## Ranking (23 producers listed)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 110 Mt | 2025 |
| 2 | Morocco | 36 Mt | 2025 |
| 3 | United States | 20 Mt | 2025 |
| 4 | Russia | 14 Mt | 2025 |
| 5 | Jordan | 12 Mt | 2025 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 10 Mt | 2025 |
| 7 | Egypt | 5.5 Mt | 2025 |
| 8 | Brazil | 5.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 9 | Peru | 4.8 Mt | 2025 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 3.3 Mt | 2025 |
| 11 | Vietnam | 3.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 12 | Senegal | 2.8 Mt | 2025 |
| 13 | Australia | 2.5 Mt | 2025 |
| 14 | South Africa | 2.2 Mt | 2025 |
| 15 | Algeria | 2.0 Mt | 2025 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 1.9 Mt | 2025 |
| 17 | Togo | 1.6 Mt | 2025 |
| 18 | India | 1.5 Mt | 2025 |
| 19 | Türkiye | 1.2 Mt | 2025 |
| 20 | Finland | 980 kt | 2025 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 950 kt | 2025 |
| 22 | Syria | 800 kt | 2025 |
| 23 | Mexico | 450 kt | 2025 |

## Sources

- Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center

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